MicroRNA-148a can regulate runt-related transcription factor 3 gene expression via modulation of DNA methyltransferase 1 in gastric cancer

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313-319

  Zuo, Junbo ^a   Xia, Jiazeng ^a   Ju, Feng ^a   Yan, Jiang ^a   Zhu, Akao ^b   Jin, Shimao ^a   Shan, Ting ^a   Zhou, Hong ^a  

^a WUXI NO 2 PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase 1; gastric cancer; miR 148a; RUNX3

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 148A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH CANCER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 3 SUBUNIT; CPG ISLANDS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PLASMIDS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84880701514     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-2314-9     Document Type: Article

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