Effects of X-ray irradiation on genomic DNA methylation levels in mouse tissues

R Tawa, Y Kimura, JI Komura… - Journal of radiation …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effects of ionizing radiation on the level of genomic DNA methylation in liver, brain and
spleen of mouse as well as in two kinds of cultured cells were examined by high …

The effect of γ radiation on DNA methylation

JF Kalinich, GN Catravas, SL Snyder - Radiation research, 1989 - meridian.allenpress.com
The effect of60 Co γ radiation on DNA methylation was studied in four cultured cell lines. In
all cases a dose-dependent decrease in 5-methylcytosine was observed at 24, 48, and 72 h …

The effect of radiation quality on genomic DNA methylation profiles in irradiated human cell lines

W Goetz, MNM Morgan, JE Baulch - Radiation research, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
It has been acknowledged for many years that radiation exposure induces delayed, non-
targeted effects in the progeny of the irradiated cell. Evidence is beginning to demonstrate …

Dose-dependence, sex-and tissue-specificity, and persistence of radiation-induced genomic DNA methylation changes

I Pogribny, J Raiche, M Slovack, O Kovalchuk - … and biophysical research …, 2004 - Elsevier
Radiation is a well-known genotoxic agent and human carcinogen that gives rise to a variety
of long-term effects. Its detrimental influence on cellular function is actively studied …

Stable loss of global DNA methylation in the radiation-target tissue—A possible mechanism contributing to radiation carcinogenesis?

I Koturbash, I Pogribny, O Kovalchuk - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Radiation-induced lymphomagenesis and leukemogenesis are complex processes
involving both genetic and epigenetic changes. Although genetic alterations during radiation …

γ-radiation induces cellular sensitivity and aberrant methylation in human tumor cell lines

A Kumar, PS Rai, R Upadhya… - … journal of radiation …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Ionizing radiation induces cellular damage through both direct and indirect
mechanisms, which may include effects from epigenetic changes. The purpose of this study …

Sex-and tissue-specific expression of maintenance and de novo DNA methyltransferases upon low dose X-irradiation in mice

J Raiche, R Rodriguez-Juarez, I Pogribny… - Biochemical and …, 2004 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is crucial for normal development, proliferation, and proper maintenance of
genome stability for a given organism. A variety of DNA damaging agents that are known to …

Radiation-induced epigenetic DNA methylation modification of radiation-response pathways

DA Antwih, KM Gabbara, WD Lancaster, DM Ruden… - Epigenetics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
DNA methylation can regulate gene expression and has been shown to modulate cancer
cell biology and chemotherapy resistance. Therapeutic radiation results in a biological …

Methylation changes in muscle and liver tissues of male and female mice exposed to acute and chronic low-dose X-ray-irradiation

O Kovalchuk, P Burke, J Besplug, M Slovack… - Mutation Research …, 2004 - Elsevier
The biological and genetic effects of chronic low-dose radiation (LDR) exposure and its
relationship to carcinogenesis have received a lot of attention in the recent years. For …

The methylation of DNA repeat elements is sex-dependent and temporally different in response to X radiation in radiosensitive and radioresistant mouse strains

MR Newman, PJ Sykes, BJ Blyth… - Radiation …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
The effects of ionizing radiation on DNA methylation are of importance due to the role that
DNA methylation plays in maintaining genome stability, and the presence of aberrant DNA …