Different signaling pathways inhibit DNA methylation activity and up-regulate IFN-γ in human lymphocytes

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1339-1346

  Bonilla Henao, Victoria ^a   Martínez, Raquel ^a   Sobrino, Francisco ^a   Pintado, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferases; Phosphatase inhibitors; PKC; Sulfhydryl blocking reagents

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IONOMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; MEZEREIN; OKADAIC ACID; PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; THIOL REAGENT; THIOMERSAL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LYMPHOCYTE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERFERON TYPE II; JURKAT CELLS; LYMPHOCYTES; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN KINASE C; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 28844475625     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1004604     Document Type: Article

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