CpG methylation at the USF-binding site mediates cell-specific transcription of human ascorbate transporter SVCT2 exon 1a

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 440, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-84

  Qiao, Huan ^a   May, James M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG; Gene expression; Methylation; Nuclear factor Y (NF Y); Sodium vitamin C co transporter 2 (SVCT2); Upstream stimulating factor (USF)

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; NUCLEAR FACTOR Y; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 1; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR 2; Y BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; E BOX ELEMENT; EXON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AZACITIDINE; CCAAT-BINDING FACTOR; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CPG ISLANDS; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; EXONS; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SODIUM-COUPLED VITAMIN C TRANSPORTERS; UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTORS;

EID: 80054918413     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20110392     Document Type: Article

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