Reversing DNA methylation: New insights from neuronal activity-induced gadd45b in adult neurogenesis

Science Signaling

Volumn 2, Issue 64, 2009, Pages

  Wu, Hao ^a   Sun, Yi Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; GADD45B PROTEIN, HUMAN;

DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SHORT SURVEY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS;

EID: 66149149801     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.264pe17     Document Type: Short Survey

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28. Y.E.S. is supported by grants from National Institute on Drug Abuse (RO3) and International Rett Syndrome Foundation.