GCM1 regulation of the expression of syncytin 2 and its cognate receptor MFSD2A in human placenta

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Liang, Ching Yeu ^a   Wang, Liang Jie ^a   Chen, Chie Pein ^b   Chen, Liang Fu ^a   Chen, Yee Hsiung ^a   Chen, Hungwen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Female reproductive tract; GCM1; MFSDA2; Placenta; Pregnancy; Syncytin 2; Syncytiotrophoblast; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MFSD2A; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SYNCYTIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL FUSION; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLATION; MFSD2A GENE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIN 2 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BINDING SITES; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77956126689     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.083915     Document Type: Article

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