DNA methyltransferase


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DNA methyltransferase

An enzyme that adds methyl groups to DNA (nucleic acids) so as to modify gene expression.

Types of DNA methyltransferase
• DNMT1—Responsible for hemimethylated CpG island methylation.
• TRDMT1 (formerly DNMT2, renamed tRNA aspartic acid methyltransferase 1)—Transfers methyl groups to RNA.
• DNMT3—Responsible for unmethylated CpG island methylation.
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The DNMT3B DNA methyltransferase gene is mutated in the ICF immunodeficiency syndrome.
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DNA methylation is one of the most important epigenetic changes; it is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) enzymes and takes place with the help of proteins that bind methyl-CpG (MBD1, MBD2, MeCP2, etc.).
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Lowered DNA methyltransferase (DNMT-3b) mRNA expression is associated with genomic DNA hypermethylation in patients with chronic alcoholism.
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(37,38) We showed that, in spite of the presence of LIF-induced activated STAT3 (LIF is usually supplemented in the embryonic stem cell (ESC) maintenance medium), both wild type ESCs and ESCs deficient for all DNA methyltransferase genes (Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b) (Dnmt-TKO ESCs) failed to express Gfap, although the Gfap promoter of Dnmt-TKO ESCs was almost completely demethylated (Fig.
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Diagnostic Value of the Methylation of Multiple Gene Promoters in Serum in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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