Effect of Mitogenic Stimulation and DNA Methylation on Human T Cell DNA Methyltransferase Expression and Activity

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1303-1309

  Yang, Jun ^a   Deng, Chun ^a   Hemati, Nahid ^a   Hanash, Samir M ^a   Richardson, Bruce C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PROCAINAMIDE; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE SPECIFIC);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AZACITIDINE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PROCAINAMIDE; RNA, MESSENGER; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031201474     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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