De novo DNA methyltransferase activity in colorectal cancer is directed towards H3K36me3 marked CpG islands
Roza H. Ali Masalmeh, Francesca Taglini, Cristina Rubio-Ramon, Kamila Irena Musialik, Jonathan Higham, Hazel Davidson‐Smith, Ioannis Kafetzopoulos, Kamila P. Pawlicka, Hannah Finan, Richard C. Clark, Jimi C. Wills, Andrew J. Finch, Lee Murphy, Duncan Sproul
The paper shows de novo DNA methyltransferases in colorectal cancer target H3K36me3-marked CpG islands, similar to normal tissues, rather than sequence-specific CpG islands.
Nature Communications · Jan 29, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics