METHYLATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methylated mean? 

• METHYLATED (adjective)
  The adjective METHYLATED has 1 sense:

1. having received a methyl group

  Familiarity information: METHYLATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHYLATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having received a methyl group

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

methylated alcohol

Pertainym:

methyl (the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane)

 Context examples 

This protein plays a role in the repression of transcription through binding methylated DNA.

(Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Then, the amplified DNA is treated with bisulfite twice under denaturing conditions, which converts non-methylated cytosine residues to uracil.

(MethylC-Seq, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers next examined the biological pathways affected and identified several in FLS that were differentially methylated between rheumatoid arthritis knees and hips.

(Rheumatoid arthritis mechanisms may vary by joint, NIH)

Enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O(6) methylguanine and other methylated moities of DNA, to a cysteine residue in itself, thus repairing alkylated DNA in a single step reaction

(Methylated-DNA--Protein-Cysteine Methyltransferase, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

The sodium salt of indomethacin, a methylated indole derivative with anti-inflammatory, analgesic-antipyretic and tocolytic effects.

(Indomethacin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Histone deacetylation is probably a prerequisite for subsequent methylation, as histone tails cannot be acetylated and methylated in the same time.

(Gene Silencing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A methylated synthetic androgen receptor agonist with anabolic effects.

(Methyltestosterone, NCI Thesaurus)

A methylated tyrosine, a catecholamine synthesis antagonist with antihypertensive property.

(Metyrosine, NCI Thesaurus)

Next, the sample is amplified using a PCR method that does not discriminate between non-methylated and methylated sequences.

(Bisulfite Sequencing, NCI Thesaurus)

Gentamicin C1 has a methyl group in the 6' position of the 2-amino-hexose ring and is N methylated at the same position.

(Gentamicin C1, NCI Thesaurus)