Epigenetic mechanisms in nanomaterial-induced toxicity

Epigenomics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 395-411

  Shyamasundar, Sukanya ^a   Ng, Cheng Teng ^a   Lanry Yung, Lin Yue ^b   Dheen, Shaikali Thameem ^a   Bay, Boon Huat ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

air pollutants; chromatin condensation; DNA methylation; epigenetic toxicity; genotoxicity; histone modifications; miRNA; nanomaterial; nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MICRORNA; NANOMATERIAL; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE;

CYTOTOXICITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; METABOLISM;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICRORNAS; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84931317720     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.15.3     Document Type: Review

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