Nutrition and epigenetics: An interplay of dietary methyl donors, one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 853-859

  Anderson, Olivia S ^a   Sant, Karilyn E ^a   Dolinoy, Dana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary methyl donors; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Nutri epigenomics; One carbon metabolism

Indexed keywords

5 FORMYLCYTOSINE; 5 HYDROXYLMETHYLCYTOSINE; 5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; 5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BETAINE; CHOLINE; CYTOSINE; DIHYDROFOLIC ACID; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROTEIN P53; RAS ASSOCIATION DOMAIN FAMILY PROTEIN 1A; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN C; VITAMIN B GROUP;

5 CARBOXYLCYTOSINE; ADIPOCYTE; BRAIN TISSUE; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL DIVISION; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN; COLITIS; CPG ISLAND; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOCYTE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONE CARBON METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; REVIEW; RISK; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CARBON; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864010293     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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