Induction of the estrogen receptor by ablation of DNMT1 in ER-negative breast cancer cells

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-558

  Adams, Peter D ^a   Cairns, Paul ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti sense; Breast cancer; DNA methylation; DNMT1; Estrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; AZACITIDINE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5 ) METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NOTE;

AZACITIDINE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 1542472957     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.2.5.588     Document Type: Note

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