Mapas de metilación del ADN a escala genómica de células pluripotentes y diferenciadas

Alexander Meissner1, Tarjei S Mikkelsen, Hongcang Gu

  • 1Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.

Nature
|July 5, 2008
PubMed
Resumen

Los patrones de metilación del ADN se correlacionan con la metilación de las histonas y cambian dinámicamente durante la diferenciación celular. La metilación aberrante del ADN en las islas CpG durante la proliferación celular imita el cáncer, destacando su papel en el desarrollo y la enfermedad.

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