Scientists find new epigenetic switch, revealing how genes are regulated in early development - Peer2Peer

Scientists find new epigenetic switch, revealing how genes are regulated in early development

Sep 18, 2024

The team of Professor Christof Niehrs at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, has discovered that a DNA modification called 5-formylcytosine (5fC) functions as an activating epigenetic switch that kick-starts genes in early embryonic development.

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-scientists-epigenetic-revealing-genes-early.html

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