Global histone H3 lysine 27 triple methylation levels are reduced in vessels with advanced atherosclerotic plaques

Life Sciences

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 3-9

  Wierda, Rutger J ^a   Rietveld, Inge M ^a   Van Eggermond, Marja C J A ^a   Belien, Jeroen A M ^b   Van Zwet, Erik W ^a   Lindeman, Jan H N ^a   Van Den Elsen, Peter J ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Epigenetics; H3K27Me3; Histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation; Histone methylation; Immunohistochemistry; Polycomb group proteins

Indexed keywords

EZH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; KDM6B PROTEIN, HUMAN; MAPK7 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 7; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA; DNA METHYLATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUMONJI DOMAIN-CONTAINING HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 7; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2;

EID: 84939981825     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.10.010     Document Type: Article

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