Methylation in the initiation region of the first exon suppresses collagen pro-α2(I) gene transcription

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1443, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 75-89

  Sengupta, Pritam K ^a   Smith, Barbara D ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; DNA methylation; Gene expression; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; EXON; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EXONS; LIVER; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); PROCOLLAGEN; RATS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032569965     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(98)00188-2     Document Type: Article

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