Epigenetic signatures that differentiate triple-negative breast cancers
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
The methylating enzyme DNMT (purple) cradles the DNA molecule as a methyl group is added to DNA. The new study, published in Nature Communications, compares the breast cancer DNA 'methylome' with that of healthy individuals. The methylome provides a new picture of the genome and shows how it is epigenetically 'decorated' with methyl groups, a process known as DNA 'methylation'.