Role of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in steroid receptor expression in breast cancer

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-192

  Yan, Lan ^a   Yang, Xiaowei ^a   Davidson, Nancy E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; DNA methylation; Histone acetylation; Steroid receptor

Indexed keywords

3 CARBOXYCINNAMIC ACID DIHYDROXAMIDE; 5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; APICIDIN; ARYLBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZACITIDINE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEPUDECIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FR 901228; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; OXAMFLATIN; PHENYLACETATE SODIUM; PHENYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRAPOXIN; TRIBUTYRIN; TRICHOSTATIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORINOSTAT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ACETYLATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BREAST TUMOR; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035321333     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011308707512     Document Type: Article

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