The basic pattern of genomic DNA methylation is established at the time of embryo implantation through a wave of de novo methylation, but CpG islands are protected through a mechanism that ...

Histone deacetylation and other modifications, particularly the methylation of lysine 9 within histone H3 (H3-K9) residues located in the histone tails, cause chromatin condensation and block ...

These minichromosomes bind with histone and nonhistone proteins, becoming transcriptionally active and sustaining viral replication. Key epigenetic mechanisms—such as DNA methylation, histone ...

To compact the DNA, plants use various epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation and modifications of the histone proteins that organize and package the DNA.

Correspondence to Dr William M Brown, Department of Sport Science and Physical Activity, Faculty of Education and Sport, Institute of Sport and Physical Activity Research, University of Bedfordshire, ...

DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic mechanism in which a methyl group is added onto a nucleotide, commonly cytosine. DNA methylation affects many biological processes, including gene ...