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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Carcinog Mutagen. 2013 May 20;4(142):1000142. doi: 10.4172/2157-2518.1000142

Figure 2. Epigenetic mechanisms regulating gene expression.

Figure 2

A. Acetylation of histones by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) leads to increased gene expression, whereas histone deacetylation by histone deacetyltransferases (HDACs) leads to decreases in gene expression.

B. Methylation of DNA by DNA methyl transferases (DNMTs) leads to gene silencing.