Beschreibung
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- The Almost Forgotten Fifth Nucleotide in DNA: An Introduction.-Pattern Formation.- Replication and Translation of Epigenetic Information.-DNA Methyltransferases. Facts, Clues, Mysteries.-DNA Methylation in Plants.-Determinant of Promoter Activity.- DNA Methylation: De novo Methylation, Long-term Promoter Silencing, Methylation Patterns in the Human Genome, and Consequences of Foreign DNA Insertion.-DNA Methyltransferases.- Establishment and Maintenance of DNA Methylation Patterns in Mammals.-Molecular Enzymology of Mammalian DNA Methyltransferases.-Epigenetic Phenomena.- Familial Hydratidiform Molar Pregnancy: the Germline Imprinting Defect Hypothesis.-Dual Inheritance.-Mutagenesis and Repair.- Mutagenesis at Methylated CpG Sequences.-Cytosine Methylation and DNA Repair.-Subject Index.