Understanding the biological roles of modifications to DNA, RNA and proteins is critical to revealing how cells regulate gene expression in development and disease. Two papers now present a combination of new tools and discoveries that could enable biologists and chemical biologists to better study epigenetic regulation in mammals.
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Harada, B., He, C. Making your mark on DNA. Nature Chem 9, 1040–1042 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2884
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