Gene expression. The amazing demethylase.

作者: Howard Cedar , Gregory L. Verdine

DOI: 10.1038/17492

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摘要: DNA methylation is important for repressing gene expression, and much known about how methyl groups are added to DNA. But little has been done work out they're taken off again. Now, a hitherto unknown cloned, which encodes protein that seems catalyse demethylation by directly removing the from 5-methyl-cytosine.

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