De novo methylation of CpG island sequences in human fibroblasts overexpressing DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 4555-4565

  Vertino, Paula M ^a,b   Yen, Ray Whay Chiu ^a   Gao, Jin ^a   Baylin, Stephen B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0029973718     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.8.4555     Document Type: Article

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