DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase inhibitors: A potential therapeutic agent for schizophrenia

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 635-637

  Levenson, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; DOXORUBICIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; REELIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DOXORUBICIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 33847172851     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.033266     Document Type: Short Survey

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