In this MedChemComm article*, Nadine Martinet and colleagues at the Universities of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and Poitiers (France) provide a timely overview of the current knowledge concerning DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) biology and the two main classes of DNMT inhibtors, also highlighting epigenetic anti-cancer therapeutic strategies.
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Small molecules DNA methyltransferases inhibitors
Nadine Martinet, Benoît Y. Michel, Philippe Bertrand and Rachid Benhida
Med. Chem. Commun., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C1MD00194A, Review
*This article will be part of MedChemComm’s web theme issue on Epigenetics, coming soon.