A mammalian protein with specific demethylase activity for mCpG DNA

Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya; Shyam Ramchandani; Nadia Cervoni; Moshe Szyf

doi:10.1038/17533

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DemethylaseDNA methylationDNA demethylationDemethylationCpG siteDNABiology5-MethylcytosineMolecular biologyBiochemistryMethylationCytosineEpigenomicsChemistryGeneHistoneGene expression

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 397
Issue: 6720
Pages: 579-583
Citations: 618
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                                    Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, 
                                
                                    Shyam Ramchandani, 
                                
                                    Nadia Cervoni
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            A mammalian protein with specific demethylase activity for mCpG DNA. 
                            Nature
                            , 397
                            (6720)
                            , 579-583.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/17533
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/17533