Restriction enzyme analysis of DNA methylation in "condensed" chromatin Ha-ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells

Analytical Cellular Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Mello, Maria Luiza S ^a   Chambers, Ann F ^a,c   Vidal, Benedicto C ^a   Planding, Wolfgang ^a,b   Schenck, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin higher order condensation; DNA methylation; Ha ras; Image analysis; Restriction endonucleases

Indexed keywords

DNA; RAS PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PACKAGING; DNA RESTRICTION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE H RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034519264     PISSN: 09218912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2000/138230     Document Type: Article

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