EZH2-mediated epigenetic repression of DNA repair in promoting breast tumor initiating cells

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Stefansson, Olafur Andri ^a   Esteller, Manel ^a,b  

^a BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAD51 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EZH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT STEM CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STEM CELL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARCINOGENESIS; DEREGULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DNA REPAIR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; RAD51 GENE; SOMATIC MUTATION; TUMOR CELL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE;

ADULT STEM CELLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84861474647     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr2871     Document Type: Article

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