Methylome diversification through changes in DNA methyltransferase sequence specificity.
Epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation have large effects on gene expression and genome maintenance. Helicobacter pylori, a human gastric pathogen, has a large number of DNA methyltransferase genes, with different strains having unique repertoires. Previous genome comparisons suggested tha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3983042?pdf=render |