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DNA methylation is an important regulator of gene expression and chromatin structure. Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeDIP-Seq) is commonly used to identify regions of DNA methylation in eukary...
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Open AccessCytosine methylation is a conserved epigenetic feature found throughout the phylum Platyhelminthes
The phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) contains an important group of bilaterian organisms responsible for many debilitating and chronic infectious diseases of human and animal populations inhabiting the plane...
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Open AccessCytosine methylation regulates oviposition in the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
Similar to other metazoan pathogens, Schistosoma mansoni undergoes transcriptional and developmental regulation during its complex lifecycle and host interactions. DNA methylation as a mechanism to control these ...
