Changes in DNA methylation patterns in mammals with senescence, ageing and energy restriction
DNA methylation is a reversible and inheritable chemical modification which involves the addition of a methyl group to DNA catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), resulting in the conversion of the cytosine to 5’-methylcytosine, where the cytosine residue is followed by a guanine residue (CpG)....
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2013
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