Epigenetics in cancer stem cells

Molecular Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Toh, Tan Boon ^a   Lim, Jhin Jieh ^a   Chow, Edward Kai Hua ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone methylation; Histone methyltransferase; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NOTCH RECEPTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENETIC REGULATION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE DEMETHYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ACETYLATION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85011283293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14764598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12943-017-0596-9     Document Type: Review

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