Adding methyl groups to DNA is a way of regulating some genes and genomic sequences. Structural analysis reveals that the enzyme complex that mediates this process shows unexpected sequence specificity.
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Ferguson-Smith, A., Greally, J. Perceptive enzymes. Nature 449, 148–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/449148a
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