Dnmt1/transcription factor interactions: An alternative mechanism of DNA methylation inheritance

Genes and Cancer

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 434-443

  Hervouet, Eric ^a   Vallette, François M ^a   Cartron, Pierre François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Dnmt; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CYCLINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN HOXA2; PROTEIN LINE 1; PROTEIN UHRF1; REPETITIVE DNA; SLIT2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RELATED APOPTOSIS INDUCING LIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION INHERITANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENE CONTROL; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 79952836260     PISSN: 19476019     EISSN: 19476027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947601910373794     Document Type: Article

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