Jump to content

Eukaryotic adenosine methylation


Recommended Posts

does anyone know what role adenosine methylation plays in eukaryotes? iv looked through text books, papers, and asked my lecturers at uni, and as far as i can tell it seems that their is some evidence to suggest that adenosine plays some sort of role in dna replication and/or transcription, but no one seems to be sure

 

would appresiate any thoughts/nuggets of wisdom

 

thanx in advance

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That's a good question. As far as I remember, methylation of nucleic acids in bacteria identifies the host DNA and prevents restriction endonucleases from splicing it. In eukaryotes, it plays a role in regulating gene expression. You might want to look into the role of methylation in promoters. Do a google search, you should be able to come up with something.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

yup, in prokaryotes it protects the cells genome from being cut by the restriction enzymes. in eukaryotes, cytosine methylation plays a role in deactivating genes, but no one seems to be sure of the role of adenosine methylisation in eukaryotes?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.