DifferentialcControl of Wnt target genes involves epigenetic mechanisms and selective promoter occupancy by T-cell factors

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8164-8177

  Wöhrle, Simon ^a   Wallmen, Britta ^a   Hecht, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; DNA; HISTONE H3; WNT PROTEIN; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; NERVE PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; TCF4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HISTONES; METHYLATION; MICE; MUSCLE CELLS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 36849023295     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00555-07     Document Type: Article

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