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DNA Methylation
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DNA Methylation
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.035.538.161
G02.111.218
G03.059.538.161
G05.206
Unique ID
D019175
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019175
Scope Note
Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (
DNA
methylases) perform this reaction using
S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE
as the methyl group donor.
NLM Classification #
QU 58.5
Previous Indexing
DNA (1966-1996)
Methylation (1966-1996)
See Also
Epigenesis, Genetic
Gene Silencing
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2016/06/23
Allowable Qualifiers
drug effects (DE)
genetics (GE)
immunology (IM)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Alkylation [G02.111.035]
Methylation [G02.111.035.538]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.035.538.161]
RNA Methylation [G02.111.035.538.580]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Acid-Base Equilibrium [G02.111.007]
Acylation [G02.111.012]
Aerobiosis [G02.111.017]
Agglutination [G02.111.026]
Alkylation [G02.111.035]
Allosteric Regulation [G02.111.044]
Amination [G02.111.053]
Anaerobiosis [G02.111.062]
Autotrophic Processes [G02.111.071]
Base Composition [G02.111.080]
Binding, Competitive [G02.111.084]
Biocatalysis [G02.111.086]
Biomineralization [G02.111.092]
Biosynthetic Pathways [G02.111.098]
Biotinylation [G02.111.109]
Body Composition [G02.111.130]
Brain Chemistry [G02.111.150]
Carbohydrate Metabolism [G02.111.158]
Citric Acid Cycle [G02.111.165]
Cyclization [G02.111.180]
Dealkylation [G02.111.188]
Deamination [G02.111.192]
Decarboxylation [G02.111.195]
DNA Cleavage [G02.111.210]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.218]
DNA Repair [G02.111.222]
DNA Replication [G02.111.225]
Down-Regulation [G02.111.240]
Electron Transport [G02.111.248]
Energy Transfer [G02.111.255]
Enzyme Activation [G02.111.263]
Esterification [G02.111.270]
Halogenation [G02.111.323]
Heterotrophic Processes [G02.111.375]
Hydrogenation [G02.111.380]
Hydroxylation [G02.111.385]
Kinetics [G02.111.490]
Lipid Peroxidation [G02.111.515]
Lipogenesis [G02.111.528]
Lipolysis [G02.111.534]
Lipoylation [G02.111.540]
Melanogenesis [G02.111.545]
Membrane Fluidity [G02.111.550]
Molecular Mimicry [G02.111.560]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Nitrogen Cycle [G02.111.587]
Nitrosation [G02.111.595]
Nucleic Acid Denaturation [G02.111.603]
Nucleic Acid Hybridization [G02.111.611]
Nucleic Acid Renaturation [G02.111.619]
Osmoregulation [G02.111.635]
Osmosis [G02.111.655]
Peptide Biosynthesis [G02.111.660]
Phosphorylation [G02.111.665]
Phototrophic Processes [G02.111.669]
Prenylation [G02.111.672]
Protein Aggregation, Pathological [G02.111.675]
Protein Binding [G02.111.679]
Protein Folding [G02.111.688]
Protein Modification, Translational [G02.111.691]
Protein Multimerization [G02.111.694]
Protein Stability [G02.111.700]
Proteolysis [G02.111.720]
Proteostasis [G02.111.730]
RNA Cleavage [G02.111.740]
RNA Folding [G02.111.750]
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional [G02.111.760]
RNA Replication [G02.111.770]
RNA Stability [G02.111.780]
Sequence Homology [G02.111.810]
Signal Transduction [G02.111.820]
Structure-Activity Relationship [G02.111.830]
Substrate Cycling [G02.111.833]
Substrate Specificity [G02.111.835]
Transcription, Genetic [G02.111.873]
Up-Regulation [G02.111.905]
Metabolism [G03]
Alkylation [G03.059]
Methylation [G03.059.538]
DNA Methylation [G03.059.538.161]
RNA Methylation [G03.059.538.580]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Biological Evolution [G05.045]
Breeding [G05.090]
Cell Division [G05.113]
Cellular Reprogramming [G05.135]
Clonal Evolution [G05.158]
Consanguinity [G05.180]
DNA Cleavage [G05.193]
DNA Damage [G05.200]
DNA Methylation [G05.206]
DNA Packaging [G05.213]
DNA Repair [G05.219]
DNA Replication [G05.226]
DNA Transformation Competence [G05.232]
Founder Effect [G05.285]
Gene Expression [G05.297]
Gene Expression Regulation [G05.308]
Gene Frequency [G05.330]
Gene Order [G05.340]
Gene Pool [G05.342]
Gene Rearrangement [G05.344]
Genetic Background [G05.346]
Genetic Fitness [G05.347]
Genetic Linkage [G05.348]
Genetic Load [G05.350]
Genetic Structures [G05.360]
Genetic Variation [G05.365]
Genomic Instability [G05.370]
Genotype [G05.380]
Heredity [G05.390]
Hybrid Vigor [G05.400]
Inbreeding Depression [G05.410]
Inheritance Patterns [G05.420]
Molecular Mimicry [G05.545]
Mutagenesis [G05.558]
Nucleic Acid Denaturation [G05.627]
Phenotype [G05.695]
Ploidies [G05.700]
Recombination, Genetic [G05.728]
RNA Cleavage [G05.755]
RNA Replication [G05.769]
Selection, Genetic [G05.783]
Sequence Homology [G05.810]
Sex Determination Processes [G05.813]
Sex Ratio [G05.815]
Structural Homology, Protein [G05.820]
Sympatry [G05.910]
Virus Integration [G05.935]
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DNA Methylation
Preferred
Concept UI
M0028578
Scope Note
Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (
DNA
methylases) perform this reaction using
S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE
as the methyl group donor.
Terms
DNA Methylation
Preferred Term
Term UI
T057180
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
ACX
ThesaurusID
NLM (1997)
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