CHROMATIN AND EPIGENETIC REGULATION
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Molecular Cell
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Kong X*, Chen J*, Xie W* et al. 2019. Defining UHRF1 domains that support maintenance of human colon cancer DNA methylation and oncogenic properties. Cancer Cell.
Cornett EM et al. A functional proteomics platform to reveal the sequence determinants of lysine methyltransferase substrate selectivity. Sci Adv.
Shah RN et al. Examining the roles of H3K4 methylation states with systematically characterized antibodies. Mol Cell.