Genome-wide distribution of DNA methylation and DNA demethylation and related chromatin regulators in cancer

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer

Volumn 1835, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-163

  Jiang, Yiqun ^a,b,c   Liu, Shuang ^d   Chen, Xiang ^d   Cao, Ya ^a,b,c   Tao, Yongguang ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5hmC; 5mC; DNA demethylation; DNA methylation; DNMT; TET

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE H3; LYSINE;

CANCER GENETICS; CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DEMETHYLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DEALKYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872012864     PISSN: 0304419X     EISSN: 18792561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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