Stabilization of G-quadruplex DNA by C-5-methyl-cytosine in bcl-2 promoter: Implications for epigenetic regulation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 433, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 368-373

  Lin, Jing ^a   Hou, Jin qiang ^a   Xiang, Han dan ^a   Yan, Yi yong ^a   Gu, Yu chao ^a   Tan, Jia heng ^a   Li, Ding ^a   Gu, Lian quan ^a   Ou, Tian miao ^a   Huang, Zhi shu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Cytosine; DNA methylation; G quadruplex stability; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CPG ISLAND; EPIGENETIC REPRESSION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; G-QUADRUPLEXES; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84876501718     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.040     Document Type: Article

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