Gene silencing in DNA damage repair

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2168-2172

  Soejima, H ^a   Joh, K ^a   Mukai, T ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; DNA methylation; DNA repair; Heterochromatin; Histone modification

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH3; PROTEIN MSH6; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC DAMAGE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4644229963     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4178-9     Document Type: Review

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