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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Rev Hematol. 2008 Dec;1(2):10.1586/17474086.1.2.161. doi: 10.1586/17474086.1.2.161

Figure 1. Epigenetic control of transcription.

Figure 1

Histone acetyl transferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) work in an opposing manner and lead to open or closed (silenced) chromatin states. DNA methylation of CpG islands is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) and leads to transcriptional silencing.

Ac: Acetylated; H3: Histone.