ADCADN, CXXC finger protein 9, CXXC9, DNA methyltransferase 1, DNA MTase, Dnmt1o, HSN1E, M.HsaI, MCMT, Met1, MommeD2
Methylation of DNA at cytosine residues in mammalian cells is a heritable, epigenetic modification that is critical for proper regulation of gene expression, genomic imprinting and development. It is responsible for maintaining methylation patterns established in development. DNA methylation is coordinated with methylation of histones. Mediates transcriptional repression by direct binding to HDAC2.
