Functional analysis of promoter CpG methylation using a CpG-free luciferase reporter vector

Epigenetics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-130

  Klug, Maja ^a   Rehli, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CpG free vector; DNA methylation; In vitro methylation; Methylation analysis; Reporter gene analysis

Indexed keywords

CYTIDYLYL 3' 5' GUANOSINE; CYTIDYLYL-3'-5'-GUANOSINE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATE; LUCIFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; X CHROMOSOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 38449102144     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.1.3.3327     Document Type: Article

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