Tackling malignant melanoma epigenetically: histone lysine methylation

Abstract Post-translational histone modifications such as acetylation and methylation can affect gene expression. Histone acetylation is commonly associated with activation of gene expression whereas histone methylation is linked to either activation or repression of gene expression. Depending on th...

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Main Authors: Elias Orouji, Jochen Utikal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-018-0583-z