The role of epigenetics in the endothelial cell shear stress response and atherosclerosis

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-176

  Dunn, Jessilyn ^a   Simmons, Rachel ^a   Thabet, Salim ^b   Jo, Hanjoong ^a,b  

^a Emory University   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; DNMT; Endothelial function; Epigenetic DNA methylation; Flow; Gene expression; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

DECITABINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR KLF3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; AZACITIDINE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; HOXA5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; KLF3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HOX GENE; INFLAMMATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR BIOLOGY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AZACITIDINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HEMODYNAMICS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84940891335     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: 18785875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.05.001     Document Type: Review

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