VEZF1 elements mediate protection from DNA methylation

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dickson, Jacqueline ^a   Gowher, Humaira ^b   Strogantsev, Ruslan ^a   Gaszner, Miklos ^b   Hair, Alan ^a   Felsenfeld, Gary ^b   West, Adam G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR; VEZF1 PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; BETA GLOBIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTECTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPORTER GENE; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; CHICKEN; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BETA-GLOBINS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHICKENS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HISTONES; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 76749155779     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000804     Document Type: Article

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