Hypermethylation downregulates Runx3 gene expression and its restoration suppresses gastric epithelial cell growth by inducing p27 and caspase3 in human gastric cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 823-831

  Chen, Weichang ^a   Gao, Nan ^a   Shen, Yuling ^a   Cen, Jian Nong ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Institute of Hematology   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase3; DNA methylation; Dnmt1; Gastric cancer; MSP; P27; Runx3

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; CASPASE 3; LIPOCORTIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P27; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH EPITHELIUM;

EID: 77950151788     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06191.x     Document Type: Article

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