Feedback regulation of DNA methyltransferase gene expression by methylation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 191-199

  Slack, Andrew ^a   Cervoni, Nadia ^a   Pinard, Marc ^a   Szyf, Moshe ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 azadeoxycytidine; Cytosine 5 DNA methyltransferase (dnmt1); DNA metylation; Feedback regulation; Transfection

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033567280     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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