Assessing the DNA methylation status of single cells with the comet assay

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 400, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-194

  Wentzel, Johannes F ^a   Gouws, Chrisna ^a   Huysamen, Cristal ^a   Dyk, Etresia van ^a   Koekemoer, Gerhard ^a   Pretorius, Pieter J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Cytosine extension assay; DNA methylation; HepG2; Succinylacetone; Tyrosinemia type I

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROPHORESIS; METABOLITES; METHYLATION;

AFTER-TREATMENT; COMET ASSAYS; DNA METHYLATION; HEPG2; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES; SINGLE CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SUCCINYLACETONE;

DNA;

AZACITIDINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SUCCINYLACETONE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOSCHIZOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TYROSINEMIA;

EID: 77950690181     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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