Gradual transition from mosaic to global DNA methylation patterns during deuterostome evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>DNA methylation by the Dnmt family occurs in vertebrates and invertebrates, including ascidians, and is thought to play important roles in gene regulation and genome stability, especially in vertebrates. However, the global methylati...

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Main Authors: Matsumoto Kazuaki A, Okamura Kohji, Nakai Kenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics