Carcinogenic nickel silences gene expression by chromatin condensation and DNA methylation: A new model for epigenetic carcinogens

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 2547-2557

  Lee, Y W ^a   Klein, C B ^a   Kargacin, B ^a   Salnikow, K ^a   Kitahara, J ^a   Dowjat, K ^a   Zhitkovich, A ^a   Christie, N T ^a   Costa, M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0028966572     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.15.5.2547     Document Type: Article

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