Fetal alcohol exposure has multiple deleterious effects on brain development, and
represents a leading known cause of mental retardation. This review of the effects of alcohol …

When a wild-type strain of Neurospora crassa is transformed with different portions of the
carotenogenic albino 1 or albino 3 genes, up to 30–35% of the transformants show an …

A major role of DNA-methyltransferase (MTase) is thought to be maintaining the DNA methyl-
ation profile through DNA replication. However, previous surveys of mRNA distribution in …

Expression of the O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene in human glioma
cell lines is strongly associated with resistance to the chemotherapeutic agent 1, 3-bis (2 …

Background. Global DNA hypomethylation has been observed in some human neoplasms
and has been implicated as an important factor in carcinogenesis. The current study was …

Several studies have suggested that DNA hypomethylation is an early step in colorectal
carcinogenesis. However, it is not clear at which stage in carcinogenesis this …

We describe a repetitive DNA region at the 3′ end of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
control region and compare it in 21 carnivore species representing eight carnivore families …

Mucorales constitute a group of fungi that, because of their growth characteristics, have
been used extensively in the study of cell differentiation, cell morphogenesis, and stimuli …

The aim of pharmacology has traditionally been to develop compounds that could mimic,
activate or antagonize the molecules that control and regulate the physiological state of an …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation
from embryo to adult. The existence of tissue-specific methylation patterns and the results of …