Site-specific DNA methylation contributes to neurotensin/neuromedin N expression in colon cancers

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 6 42-6, 2000, Pages

  Dong, Zizheng ^a,b   Wang, Xiaofu ^a   Evers, B Mark ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Beijing Institute of Cell Biotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Colon cancer cells; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CYCLIC AMP; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROMEDIN N; NEUROTENSIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; COLON CANCER; COLON MOTILITY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0033636052     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.6.g1139     Document Type: Article

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