Describe the factors that allow DNA methylation to influence

Describe the factors that allow DNA methylation to influence Histone methylation and visa versa.

Solution

the factors that allow DNA methylation to influence histone methylation would be:

these two processes are highly interrelated so :

1. the state and sequence of DNA could affect histone methylation

2. histone lysine methylation state of chromatin could modify the DNA itself.

3. the CpG DNA binding proteins also bind to different chromatin modifying enzymes including histone lysine methyltransferases

source for the findings: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874939914000285