DNA experimente : spannende experimente im eigenen DNA-Labor / / Ulrich E. Stempel |
Autore | Stempel Ulrich E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | München, [Germany] : , : Franzis Verlag GmbH, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 572.86 |
Soggetto topico | DNA |
ISBN | 3-645-25335-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155404803321 |
Stempel Ulrich E. | ||
München, [Germany] : , : Franzis Verlag GmbH, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA Helicases and DNA Motor Proteins [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Maria Spies |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
Disciplina | 572.86 |
Collana | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Biochemistry Cell biology Medicine Human Genetics Biochemistry, general Cell Biology Biomedicine, general |
ISBN |
1-283-86505-X
1-4614-5037-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Overview: What are DNA helicases? -- Structure and mechanisms of SF1 DNA helicases -- Structure and mechanisms of SF2 DNA helicases -- Structure and mechanisms of hexameric helicases -- Helicases at the replication fork -- DNA helicases associated with genetic instability, cancer and aging -- The Helicase-primase complex as a target for effective herpesvirus antivirals -- RecQ helicases - conserved guardians of genetic integrity -- Roles of DNA helicases in the mediation and rRegulation of homologous recombination -- DNA helicases in NER, BER and MMR -- Roles for helicases as ATP-dependent molecular switches -- The FtsK family of DNA pumps -- ATP dependent chromatin remodelers -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437836003321 |
New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.8/6
572.86 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LindmanBjörn <1942->
DiasRita |
Soggetto topico |
DNA
Polymers Surface active agents |
ISBN |
1-281-28527-7
9786611285272 0-470-28636-9 0-470-28635-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
DNA INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS AND SURFACTANTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Polyelectrolytes. Physicochemical Aspects and Biological Significance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyelectrolytes and Biological Function; 1.3 Electrostatic Interactions; 1.3.1 Ion Distributions and the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 1.3.2 Debye-Hückel Theory; 1.4 Solution Properties; 1.5 Flexibility; 1.5.1 The Concept of Persistence Length; 1.5.2 Interactions and the Separation of Length Scales; 1.5.3 Polyelectrolyte Behavior: Electrostatic Persistence Length; 1.5.4 DNA Persistence Length; References
2 Solution Behavior of Nucleic Acids2.1 Biological Function of Nucleic Acids; 2.2 Discovery of DNA; 2.3 Structure of Nucleic Acids; 2.3.1 DNA; 2.3.2 RNA; 2.3.3 Analogues of Nucleic Acids; 2.4 Nuclei Acids Nanostructures; 2.4.1 DNA; 2.4.2 RNA; 2.5 Behavior of DNA in Solution; 2.5.1 Ionization Equilibrium; 2.5.2 Flexibility of Nucleic Acids; 2.6 Melting of Double-Stranded DNA; 2.6.1 Effect of Base Composition; 2.6.2 Effect of Ionic Strength; 2.6.3 Effect of pH; 2.6.4 Dependence on DNA Chain Length; 2.6.5 Dependence on DNA Concentration; Acknowledgments; References 3 Single DNA Molecules: Compaction and Decompaction3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Condensation and Compaction of DNA by Surfactants; 3.2.1 Linear DNA Condensation/Compaction by Positively Charged Surfactants; 3.2.2 Compaction of Plasmid DNA with Surfactants; 3.2.3 Non-ionic Surfactants; 3.2.4 Zwitterionic Surfactants; 3.2.5 Decompaction of DNA-Surfactant Complex; 3.3 DNA Condensation by Cationic Liposomes; 3.4 DNA Compaction and Decompaction by Multivalent Cations; 3.5 DNA Compaction by Polycations; 3.6 Compaction of DNA in a Crowded Environment of Neutral Polymer; 3.7 Conclusion; References 4 Interaction of DNA with Surfactants in Solution4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Surfactants; 4.1.2 Polymer-Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.3 Polyelectrolyte-Oppositely Charged Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.4 DNA-Surfactant Interactions; 4.2 DNA-Cationic Surfactant Interactions; 4.2.1 Solution Behavior; 4.2.2 Effect of the Surfactant Chain Length; 4.2.3 Effect of the Surfactant Head-group; 4.2.4 Structure of DNA-Surfactant Complexes; 4.2.5 DNA Is an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte; 4.3 DNA Covalent Gels and Their Interaction with Surfactants; 4.4 Applications; 4.4.1 Control of DNA Compaction/Decompaction 4.4.2 Purification4.4.3 Gene Transfection; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Interaction of DNA with Cationic Polymers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theory of DNA Interacting with Polycations; 5.2.1 Manning Condensation; 5.2.2 Counterion Release; 5.2.3 Short-Range Attractive Force due to Ion Correlations; 5.2.4 Phase Diagrams of Condensed DNA-Polycation Phases; 5.2.5 Finite-Size Aggregates; 5.3 Condensation of DNA, Phase Diagram, and Structure; 5.3.1 Short Polycations and Multivalent Cations; 5.3.2 Long Polycations and Basic Proteins; 5.4 Formation of Polycation-DNA Complexes: Polyplexes 5.5 DNA-Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145422003321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.8/6
572.86 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LindmanBjörn <1942->
DiasRita |
Soggetto topico |
DNA
Polymers Surface active agents |
ISBN |
1-281-28527-7
9786611285272 0-470-28636-9 0-470-28635-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
DNA INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS AND SURFACTANTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Polyelectrolytes. Physicochemical Aspects and Biological Significance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyelectrolytes and Biological Function; 1.3 Electrostatic Interactions; 1.3.1 Ion Distributions and the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 1.3.2 Debye-Hückel Theory; 1.4 Solution Properties; 1.5 Flexibility; 1.5.1 The Concept of Persistence Length; 1.5.2 Interactions and the Separation of Length Scales; 1.5.3 Polyelectrolyte Behavior: Electrostatic Persistence Length; 1.5.4 DNA Persistence Length; References
2 Solution Behavior of Nucleic Acids2.1 Biological Function of Nucleic Acids; 2.2 Discovery of DNA; 2.3 Structure of Nucleic Acids; 2.3.1 DNA; 2.3.2 RNA; 2.3.3 Analogues of Nucleic Acids; 2.4 Nuclei Acids Nanostructures; 2.4.1 DNA; 2.4.2 RNA; 2.5 Behavior of DNA in Solution; 2.5.1 Ionization Equilibrium; 2.5.2 Flexibility of Nucleic Acids; 2.6 Melting of Double-Stranded DNA; 2.6.1 Effect of Base Composition; 2.6.2 Effect of Ionic Strength; 2.6.3 Effect of pH; 2.6.4 Dependence on DNA Chain Length; 2.6.5 Dependence on DNA Concentration; Acknowledgments; References 3 Single DNA Molecules: Compaction and Decompaction3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Condensation and Compaction of DNA by Surfactants; 3.2.1 Linear DNA Condensation/Compaction by Positively Charged Surfactants; 3.2.2 Compaction of Plasmid DNA with Surfactants; 3.2.3 Non-ionic Surfactants; 3.2.4 Zwitterionic Surfactants; 3.2.5 Decompaction of DNA-Surfactant Complex; 3.3 DNA Condensation by Cationic Liposomes; 3.4 DNA Compaction and Decompaction by Multivalent Cations; 3.5 DNA Compaction by Polycations; 3.6 Compaction of DNA in a Crowded Environment of Neutral Polymer; 3.7 Conclusion; References 4 Interaction of DNA with Surfactants in Solution4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Surfactants; 4.1.2 Polymer-Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.3 Polyelectrolyte-Oppositely Charged Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.4 DNA-Surfactant Interactions; 4.2 DNA-Cationic Surfactant Interactions; 4.2.1 Solution Behavior; 4.2.2 Effect of the Surfactant Chain Length; 4.2.3 Effect of the Surfactant Head-group; 4.2.4 Structure of DNA-Surfactant Complexes; 4.2.5 DNA Is an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte; 4.3 DNA Covalent Gels and Their Interaction with Surfactants; 4.4 Applications; 4.4.1 Control of DNA Compaction/Decompaction 4.4.2 Purification4.4.3 Gene Transfection; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Interaction of DNA with Cationic Polymers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theory of DNA Interacting with Polycations; 5.2.1 Manning Condensation; 5.2.2 Counterion Release; 5.2.3 Short-Range Attractive Force due to Ion Correlations; 5.2.4 Phase Diagrams of Condensed DNA-Polycation Phases; 5.2.5 Finite-Size Aggregates; 5.3 Condensation of DNA, Phase Diagram, and Structure; 5.3.1 Short Polycations and Multivalent Cations; 5.3.2 Long Polycations and Basic Proteins; 5.4 Formation of Polycation-DNA Complexes: Polyplexes 5.5 DNA-Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829913603321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA interactions with polymers and surfactants [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rita Dias and Björn Lindman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.8/6
572.86 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LindmanBjörn <1942->
DiasRita |
Soggetto topico |
DNA
Polymers Surface active agents |
ISBN |
1-281-28527-7
9786611285272 0-470-28636-9 0-470-28635-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
DNA INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS AND SURFACTANTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Polyelectrolytes. Physicochemical Aspects and Biological Significance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyelectrolytes and Biological Function; 1.3 Electrostatic Interactions; 1.3.1 Ion Distributions and the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation; 1.3.2 Debye-Hückel Theory; 1.4 Solution Properties; 1.5 Flexibility; 1.5.1 The Concept of Persistence Length; 1.5.2 Interactions and the Separation of Length Scales; 1.5.3 Polyelectrolyte Behavior: Electrostatic Persistence Length; 1.5.4 DNA Persistence Length; References
2 Solution Behavior of Nucleic Acids2.1 Biological Function of Nucleic Acids; 2.2 Discovery of DNA; 2.3 Structure of Nucleic Acids; 2.3.1 DNA; 2.3.2 RNA; 2.3.3 Analogues of Nucleic Acids; 2.4 Nuclei Acids Nanostructures; 2.4.1 DNA; 2.4.2 RNA; 2.5 Behavior of DNA in Solution; 2.5.1 Ionization Equilibrium; 2.5.2 Flexibility of Nucleic Acids; 2.6 Melting of Double-Stranded DNA; 2.6.1 Effect of Base Composition; 2.6.2 Effect of Ionic Strength; 2.6.3 Effect of pH; 2.6.4 Dependence on DNA Chain Length; 2.6.5 Dependence on DNA Concentration; Acknowledgments; References 3 Single DNA Molecules: Compaction and Decompaction3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Condensation and Compaction of DNA by Surfactants; 3.2.1 Linear DNA Condensation/Compaction by Positively Charged Surfactants; 3.2.2 Compaction of Plasmid DNA with Surfactants; 3.2.3 Non-ionic Surfactants; 3.2.4 Zwitterionic Surfactants; 3.2.5 Decompaction of DNA-Surfactant Complex; 3.3 DNA Condensation by Cationic Liposomes; 3.4 DNA Compaction and Decompaction by Multivalent Cations; 3.5 DNA Compaction by Polycations; 3.6 Compaction of DNA in a Crowded Environment of Neutral Polymer; 3.7 Conclusion; References 4 Interaction of DNA with Surfactants in Solution4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Surfactants; 4.1.2 Polymer-Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.3 Polyelectrolyte-Oppositely Charged Surfactant Interactions; 4.1.4 DNA-Surfactant Interactions; 4.2 DNA-Cationic Surfactant Interactions; 4.2.1 Solution Behavior; 4.2.2 Effect of the Surfactant Chain Length; 4.2.3 Effect of the Surfactant Head-group; 4.2.4 Structure of DNA-Surfactant Complexes; 4.2.5 DNA Is an Amphiphilic Polyelectrolyte; 4.3 DNA Covalent Gels and Their Interaction with Surfactants; 4.4 Applications; 4.4.1 Control of DNA Compaction/Decompaction 4.4.2 Purification4.4.3 Gene Transfection; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Interaction of DNA with Cationic Polymers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theory of DNA Interacting with Polycations; 5.2.1 Manning Condensation; 5.2.2 Counterion Release; 5.2.3 Short-Range Attractive Force due to Ion Correlations; 5.2.4 Phase Diagrams of Condensed DNA-Polycation Phases; 5.2.5 Finite-Size Aggregates; 5.3 Condensation of DNA, Phase Diagram, and Structure; 5.3.1 Short Polycations and Multivalent Cations; 5.3.2 Long Polycations and Basic Proteins; 5.4 Formation of Polycation-DNA Complexes: Polyplexes 5.5 DNA-Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841779603321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008 | ||
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DNA markers : protocols, applications, and overviews / edited by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, Peter M. Gresshoff |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | XIV, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Disciplina | 572.86(Acido desossiribonucleico. DNA. Geni e genomi) |
ISBN | 04-7116-067-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-SUN0016939 |
New York, : Wiley, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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DNA markers : protocols, applications, and overviews / edited by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, Peter M. Gresshoff |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | XIV, 364 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 572.86(Acido desossiribonucleico. DNA. Geni e genomi) |
ISBN | 04-7116-067-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0016939 |
New York, : Wiley, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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DNA methylation mechanism / / edited by Metin Budak and Mustafa Yıldız |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 572.86 |
Collana | Biochemistry |
Soggetto topico | DNA |
ISBN | 1-83880-818-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409743403321 |
London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , [2020] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA methyltransferases - role and function / / Albert Jeltsch and Renata Z. Jurkowska, editors |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 pages) |
Disciplina | 572.86 |
Collana | Advances in experimental medicine and biology |
Soggetto topico |
DNA
Methyltransferases |
ISBN | 3-031-11454-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1: Mechanisms and Biological Roles of DNA Methyltransferases and DNA Methylation: From Past Achievements to Future Challenges -- 1.1 Discovery of DNA Methylation -- 1.2 Discovery and Early Work on DNA MTases -- 1.3 DNA MTases Contain Conserved Amino Acids Sequence Motifs -- 1.4 Structure and Mechanism of DNA MTases -- 1.5 Molecular Evolution of MTases -- 1.6 Early Views on the Biological Role of DNA Methylation -- 1.7 Genetic Studies on DNMTs in Mammals -- 1.8 Structure, Function, and Regulation of Mammalian DNA MTases -- 1.9 Discovery of TET Enzymes -- 1.10 Methods for Site-Specific Detection of DNA Methylation -- 1.11 DNA MTases and Bacterial Epigenetics -- 1.12 Role of DNA Methylation in Cancer -- 1.13 Application of MTases in Artificial Epigenetic Systems -- 1.14 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 2: DNA Methylation in Prokaryotes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 CcrM Methylation -- 2.3 Dam Methylation -- 2.3.1 Role of Dam Methylation in DNA Mismatch Repair -- 2.3.2 Control of Chromosome Replication by Dam Methylation -- 2.3.3 Transcriptional Control by Dam Methylation -- 2.3.3.1 Temporal Regulation of Gene Expression by Dam Methylation -- 2.3.3.2 Regulation of Bistability by Dam Methylation -- 2.4 Phase Variable DNA Adenine Methylation -- 2.5 Additional Examples of DNA Adenine Methylation -- 2.6 C5-Methylcytosine -- 2.7 N4-Methylcytosine -- 2.8 Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications of Dam Methylation -- References -- 3: Domain Structure of the Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b DNA Methyltransferases -- 3.1 DNA Methylation and Methyltransferases in Mammals -- 3.2 Enzymes Responsible for the Establishment of DNA Methylation Patterns -- 3.2.1 PWWP Domain -- 3.2.2 ADD Domain -- 3.2.3 Catalytic Domain -- 3.2.4 Functions of Other Regions.
3.2.5 Factors That Guide Dnmt3 to the Regions to Be Methylated -- 3.2.6 Correlation Between de novo DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications -- 3.3 Enzymes Responsible for the Maintenance of DNA Methylation Patterns -- 3.3.1 NTD -- 3.3.2 RFTS Domain -- 3.3.3 CXXC -- 3.3.4 Two BAH Domains -- 3.3.5 Catalytic Domain -- 3.4 Cross-Talk Between De Novo-Type and Maintenance-Type DNA Methyltransferases -- 3.5 Conclusions and Perspective -- References -- 4: Enzymology of Mammalian DNA Methyltransferases -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 General Features of Mammalian DNMTs -- 4.2.1 Structure and Domain Composition of Mammalian DNMTs -- 4.2.2 Catalytic Mechanism of C5-MTases -- 4.2.3 Regulation and Targeting of DNMTs -- 4.3 Structure, Function, and Mechanism of DNMT1 -- 4.3.1 Domain Composition of DNMT1 -- 4.3.2 Structures of DNMT1 and Allosteric Regulation -- 4.3.3 Specificity of DNMT1 -- 4.3.4 Processivity of DNMT1 -- 4.3.5 Allosteric Regulation and Targeting of DNMT1 -- 4.3.5.1 The DNMT1-PCNA Interaction -- 4.3.5.2 The DNMT1-UHRF1 Interaction -- 4.3.5.3 Binding of the DNMT1-RFTD to Ubiquitinated H3 Tails -- 4.3.5.4 Binding of DNMT1 to Heterochromatic Chromatin Marks -- 4.3.5.5 Regulation of Activity and Specificity of DNMT1 by Nucleic Acid Binding -- 4.3.6 PTMs of DNMT1 -- 4.3.6.1 Phosphorylation of DNMT1 -- 4.3.6.2 Acetylation and Ubiquitination of DNMT1 -- 4.3.6.3 Lysine Methylation of DNMT1 -- 4.4 Structure, Function, and Mechanism of DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.4.1 Domain Composition of DNMT3 Proteins -- 4.4.2 Structures of DNMT3A and DNMT3B -- 4.4.3 Allosteric Regulation of DNMT3A -- 4.4.4 Specificity of DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.4.5 Kinetic Mechanism of DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.4.6 Oligomerization of DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.4.6.1 Protein Multimerization of DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.4.6.2 Multimerization of DNMT3A and DNMT3A/DNMT3L on DNA -- 4.4.7 Direct Chromatin Interaction of DNMT3 Enzymes. 4.4.7.1 Binding of the DNMT3 ADD Domain to H3 Tails -- 4.4.7.2 Binding of DNMT3 PWWP Domain to H3 Methylated at K36 -- 4.4.7.3 H2AK119ub Binding of DNMT3A1 -- 4.4.8 Interaction Partners of DNMT3s -- 4.4.8.1 DNMT3A/DNMT3L Interaction -- 4.4.8.2 Interaction of DNMT3A with MeCP2 -- 4.4.8.3 Other DNMT3A Interacting Proteins -- 4.4.9 Phosphorylation of DNMT3A -- 4.4.10 Binding of Regulatory DNA and RNA to DNMT3 Enzymes -- 4.5 Outlook -- References -- 5: Genetic Studies on Mammalian DNA Methyltransferases -- 5.1 Distinct Roles of Dnmt1 and Dnmt3 Families in DNA Methylation -- 5.1.1 Dnmt1: The Maintenance DNA Methyltransferase -- 5.1.2 Dnmt3 Family: Key Components of De Novo Methylation Machinery -- 5.1.3 Uhrf1: A Major Regulator of Maintenance DNA Methylation -- 5.2 Dnmts in Embryonic Development and Cellular Differentiation -- 5.2.1 Roles of Dnmts in Embryonic Development -- 5.2.2 Roles of Dnmts in Cellular Differentiation and Maintenance of Cell Identity. -- 5.2.3 DNMT Mutations in Human Diseases -- 5.3 Dnmts in Genomic Imprinting -- 5.3.1 Establishment of DNA Methylation Imprints during Gametogenesis -- 5.3.2 Maintenance of DNA Methylation Imprints during Development -- 5.3.3 Erasure of DNA Methylation Imprints in Primordial Germ Cells -- 5.3.4 Noncanonical Genomic Imprinting -- 5.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6: Structure and Mechanism of Plant DNA Methyltransferases -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Structure and Mechanism of Plant DNA MTases -- 6.2.1 Structural Mechanism of the Maintenance of CHG Methylation in Plants -- 6.2.1.1 Overview of Plant CHG DNA Methylation -- 6.2.1.2 Structure and Mechanism of CMT3 -- 6.2.1.3 Structure and Mechanism of KRYPTONITE -- 6.2.2 Mechanism of CMT2-Mediated CHH Methylation -- 6.2.3 RNA-Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) -- 6.2.3.1 Overview of RdDM -- 6.2.3.2 Structure and Mechanism of DRM2. 6.2.4 Potential Mechanism of MET1 in CG Methylation Maintenance -- 6.3 Conclusion and Perspective -- References -- 7: DNA Methylation in Honey Bees and the Unresolved Questions in Insect Methylomics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Genotype to Phenotype -- 7.3 The Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression -- 7.4 DNA Methylation -- 7.4.1 Conserved and Non-Conserved Features of DNA Methylation Enzymology in Animals -- 7.4.2 DNMTs and Establishing DNA Methylation Patterns in the Honey Bee -- 7.4.3 How do TET Enzymes Contribute to Gene Regulation in the Honey Bees and Other Insects? -- 7.4.4 DNA Methylation Patterns Across Invertebrates -- 7.4.5 Does Gene Body Methylation Direct Gene Expression in Insects? -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8: N6-methyladenine: A Rare and Dynamic DNA Mark -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Types of DNA Modifications -- 8.3 Discovery of 6mA in Various Eukaryotes -- 8.4 Abundance of 6mA -- 8.5 Methods of Detecting 6mA -- 8.6 6mA Regulating Enzymes -- 8.6.1 DNA Methyltransferases -- 8.6.2 Mechanism of 6mA Methyltransferases -- 8.7 DNA Adenine Demethylation -- 8.8 6mA Binding Proteins -- 8.9 Biological Functions of 6mA -- 8.9.1 Effects of Adenine Methylation on DNA Structure -- 8.9.2 Restriction-Modification Systems -- 8.9.3 DNA Damage Control -- 8.9.4 Effect on Transcription -- 8.9.5 Nucleosome Positioning -- 8.9.6 Cell Cycle Regulation -- 8.9.7 Transgenerational Inheritance -- 8.10 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- 9: Pathways of DNA Demethylation -- 9.1 DNA Methylation: One Building Block of the Epigenome -- 9.2 DNA Methylation Reprogramming: Setting the Epigenome Up for Success -- 9.3 Active DNA Demethylation: The Hunt for the `Demethylase´ -- 9.4 Direct DNA Demethylation -- 9.5 Indirect Loss of DNA Methylation -- 9.5.1 Role of Cytosine Deamination in DNA Demethylation. 9.5.2 Methylcytosine Oxidation-Based Demethylation Mechanisms -- 9.6 Chromatin Remodelling, DNA Replication, and Repair: The Epigenetic Triumvirate -- 9.7 Replication-Coupled Loss of DNA Methylation: Passive Demethylation -- 9.8 Resetting and Erasure of the Germline: A Barrier Against Transgenerational Inheritance -- 9.8.1 Demethylation During Preimplantation Development -- 9.9 Removing the Molecular Escapement Mechanism to Cell Fate and Aging by Modulation of DNA Methylation: How Cells Can Turn Ba... -- References -- 10: Structure and Function of TET Enzymes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Discovery of TET-Mediated 5mC Oxidation -- 10.2.1 TET-Mediated Iterative Oxidation of 5mC -- 10.2.2 TET-Dependent DNA Demethylation -- 10.2.3 Mechanisms and Processivity for TET-Mediated Oxidation Reaction -- 10.2.4 Oxidation of 5mrC-RNA and 6mA-DNA -- 10.3 Function of TET Enzymes -- 10.3.1 Distribution of TET Enzymes and 5mC Oxidation Derivatives -- 10.3.2 TET in ESCs and Cell Differentiation -- 10.3.3 TETs Mediate Epigenetic Reprogramming in Early Embryogenesis and PGC Development -- 10.3.4 TET Enzymes in Somatic Cell Reprogramming -- 10.3.5 TET Enzymes and Cancer -- 10.3.6 TET Enzymes in Neural System -- 10.4 Structure of TET Enzymes -- 10.4.1 Domain Structure of Human TET Enzymes -- 10.4.2 Crystal Structure of the TET2-5mC-DNA Complex -- 10.4.3 Crystal Structure of the NgTet1-5mC-DNA Complex -- 10.4.4 Structural Basis for Substrate Preference in TET-Mediated Oxidation -- 10.4.5 Crystal Structure of Algal TET Homologue CMD1 in Complex with VC and 5mC-DNA -- 10.5 Regulation of TET Enzymes -- 10.5.1 Inhibitors -- 10.5.2 Activators -- 10.5.3 Interacting Proteins -- 10.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 11: Proteins That Read DNA Methylation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Methyl-CpG-Binding Domain Family -- 11.2.1 MeCP2 -- 11.2.2 MBD1 -- 11.2.3 MBD2. 11.2.4 MBD3. |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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DNA Methyltransferases - Role and Function [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Albert Jeltsch, Renata Z. Jurkowska |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 535 p. 61 illus., 57 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 572.86 |
Collana | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
Soggetto topico |
Cell biology
Gene expression Cytogenetics Cell Biology Gene Expression |
ISBN | 3-319-43624-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Mechanisms and biological roles of DNA methylation and DNA methyltransferases – from past achievements to future challenges -- DNA and RNA pyrimidine nucleobase alkylation at the carbon-5 position -- Bacterial DNA methylation and methylomes -- Domain structure of the Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, and Dnmt3b DNA methyltransferases -- Enzymology of mammalian DNA methyltransferases -- Genetic studies on mammalian DNA methyltransferases -- The role of DNA methylation in cancer -- Structure and mechanism of plant DNA methyltransferases -- DNA methylation and gene regulation in honey bees: from genome-wide analyses to obligatory epi-alleles -- N6-methyladenine: a conserved and dynamic DNA mark -- Pathways of DNA demethylation -- Structure and function of TET enzymes -- Proteins that read DNA methylation -- DNA base flipping – a general mechanism for writing, reading, and erasing DNA modifications -- Current and emerging technologies for the analysis of the genome-wide and locus-specific DNA methylation patterns -- DNA methyltransferase inhibitors – development and applications -- Rewriting DNA methylation signatures at will: the curable genome within reach? -- Engineering and directed evolution of DNA methyltransferases -- DNA labeling using DNA methyltransferases. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150454903321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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