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DNA methylation and gene expression. When cytosines (vertical lines) in DNA (horizontal line) are not methylated there is increased accessibility to the gene promoter region, leading to increased gene expression. When DNA becomes methylated (black circles) through the enzymatic actions of the DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1 & DNMT3) gene expression is typically reduced or completely silenced.
