Vezf1 regulates genomic DNA methylation through its effects on expression of DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3b

Genes and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2075-2084

  Gowher, Humaira ^a   Stuhlmann, Heidi ^b   Felsenfeld, Gary ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

BGP1; DNA methylation; Dnmt3b; Vezf1

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; GENOMIC DNA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL ZINC FINGER 1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SATELLITE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MICE; TRANSFECTION;

MUS;

EID: 48749112915     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1658408     Document Type: Article

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