DNA methyltransferases: facts, clues, mysteries

C Brenner, F Fuks - DNA Methylation: Basic Mechanisms, 2006 - Springer
DNA methylation plays a pivotal role during development in mammals and is central to
transcriptional silencing. The DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are responsible for the …

Mechanisms of DNA methyltransferase recruitment in mammals

M Laisné, N Gupta, O Kirsh, S Pradhan, PA Defossez - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mark in mammals. The proper distribution of this
mark depends on accurate deposition and maintenance mechanisms, and underpins its …

Role of mammalian DNA methyltransferases in development

Z Chen, Y Zhang - Annual review of biochemistry, 2020 - annualreviews.org
DNA methylation at the 5-position of cytosine (5mC) plays vital roles in mammalian
development. DNA methylation is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), and the …

Regulation of DNA methyltransferase 1 by interactions and modifications

W Qin, H Leonhardt, G Pichler - Nucleus, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
DNA methylation plays a central role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression during
development and disease. Remarkably, the complex and changing patterns of genomic …

Regulation of mammalian DNA methyltransferases: a route to new mechanisms

H Denis, MN Ndlovu, F Fuks - EMBO reports, 2011 - embopress.org
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) establish and maintain DNA methylation patterns at
specific regions of the genome, thereby contributing to gene regulation. It is becoming …

DNMTs and impact of CpG content, transcription factors, consensus motifs, lncRNAs, and histone marks on DNA methylation

J Loaeza-Loaeza, AS Beltran, D Hernández-Sotelo - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) play an essential role in DNA methylation and
transcriptional regulation in the genome. DNMTs, along with other poorly studied elements …

DNA methyltransferases get connected to chromatin

WA Burgers, F Fuks, T Kouzarides - TRENDS in Genetics, 2002 - cell.com
The DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) are responsible for the generation of genomic
methylation patterns, which lead to transcriptional silencing. Recent studies have identified …

Cell and molecular biology of DNA methyltransferase 1

KN Mohan, JR Chaillet - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2013 - Elsevier
The DNA cytosine methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) is a ubiquitous nuclear enzyme that
catalyzes the well-established reaction of placing methyl groups on the unmethylated …

[HTML][HTML] The DNA methyltransferase family: a versatile toolkit for epigenetic regulation

F Lyko - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
The DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) family comprises a conserved set of DNA-modifying
enzymes that have a central role in epigenetic gene regulation. Recent studies have shown …

Regulation and function of mammalian DNA methylation patterns: a genomic perspective

H Wu, J Tao, YE Sun - Briefings in Functional Genomics, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Mammalian DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) establish and maintain genomic DNA
methylation patterns that are required for proper epigenetic regulation of gene expression …