1. Antoine H.F.M. Peters and Hans-Rudolf Hotz are at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.

Correspondence to: Antoine H F M Peters¹ e-mail: antoine.peters@fmi.ch

Abstract

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark directing stable, heritable gene silencing through development. A new study uncovers the importance of demethylation of the DNA methyltransferase-1 for maintenance of DNA methylation.

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