Distinct Patterns of Gene-Specific Methylation in Mammalian Placentas: Implications for Placental Evolution and Function

Placenta

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-268

  Ng, H K ^a   Novakovic, B ^a,b   Hiendleder, S ^c,d   Craig, J M ^a,b   Roberts, C T ^c   Saffery, R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNMT1; Epigenetics; Vitamin D 24 hydroxylase; Wnt signalling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CAT; COW; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMAL; MARMOSET; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; CATS; CATTLE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, APC; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; PAPIO; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STEROID HYDROXYLASES; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 77950368951     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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