Epigenetic Silencing of the RASSF1A Tumor Suppressor Gene through HOXB3-Mediated Induction of DNMT3B Expression

Molecular Cell

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-230

  Palakurthy, Rajendra Kumar ^a   Wajapeyee, Narendra ^a   Santra, Manas K ^a   Gazin, Claude ^a   Lin, Ling ^a   Gobeil, Stephane ^a   Green, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; HUMDISEASE; PROTEINS

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 3B; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOX PROTEIN; RAS ASSOCIATION DOMAIN FAMILY PROTEIN 1A; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; GENOME, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 70350010350     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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