Insights into the Role of DNA Methylation in Murine Embryonic Stem Cells Using a Modified Tetracycline-Inducible Gene Expression System

Oncology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6-10, 2002, Pages 373-380

  Chevassut, Timothy ^a   Lim, Bing ^b,c  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Azadeoxycytidine; DNMT3A; Embryonic stem cells; Methylation; Tet

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; CYTOSINE DEMETHYLASE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; GENE PRODUCT; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2B; METHYLTRANSFERASE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; IN VITRO STUDY; INNER CELL MASS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REPRESSOR GENE; STEM CELL; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONE CELLS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 0038499525     PISSN: 09650407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096504003108748384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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