Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line (IMAGE)

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line

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TET enzymes control gene expression by triggering a process called demethylation, where a molecule called a methyl group is removed from where it sits in the genetic code. Demethylation is important because it alters how a cell "reads" DNA.

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La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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