Silent T-DNA genes in plant lines transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens are activated by grafting and by 5-azacytidine treatment

GMS Van Slogteren, PJJ Hooykaas… - Plant molecular …, 1984 - Springer
A shooty tumor induced by a shooter mutant of an octopine strain of Agrobacterium
tumefaciens was cloned. One clone obtained (TS038) behaved aberrantly in that it grew as …

Methylation of satellite sequences in mouse spermatogenic and somatic DNAs

C Ponzetto-Zimmerman… - Nucleic acids research, 1984 - academic.oup.com
The distribution of 5-methyl cytosine (5-MeC) residues in a highly repetitive sequence,
mouse major satellite, was examined in germinal versus somatic DNAs by digestion with the …

Expression of the cloned coliphage T3 S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase gene inhibits DNA methylation and polyamine biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

JA Hughes, LR Brown, AJ Ferro - Journal of bacteriology, 1987 - Am Soc Microbiol
We have developed a new research tool for the study of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)
metabolism by cloning the coliphage T3 AdoMet hydrolase (AdoMetase; EC 3.3. 1.2) gene …

The insertion of foreign DNA into mammalian genomes and its consequences: a concept in oncogenesis

W Doerfler - Advances in cancer research, 1995 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter examines the consequences of foreign deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) insertion into established mammalian genomes. In mammalian cells, the ever …

Changes in methylation pattern of albumin and α-fetoprotein genes in developing rat liver and neoplasia

M Vedel, M Gomez-Garcia, M Sala… - Nucleic Acids …, 1983 - academic.oup.com
To determine whether methylation changes in specific DNA sequences of the albumin and
AFP genes are implicated in the modulation of transcriptional activity during rat liver …

The unmethylated state of the promoter/leader and 5′‐regions of integrated adenovirus genes correlates with gene expression.

I Kruczek, W Doerfler - The EMBO Journal, 1982 - embopress.org
An inverse correlation has been established between the levels of DNA methylation at 5′‐
CCGG‐3′(MspI/HpaII) sites in specific genes of integrated viral DNA in adenovirus type 12 …

Inheritable epigenetic response towards foreign DNA entry by mammalian host cells: a guardian of genomic stability

W Doerfler, S Weber, A Naumann - Epigenetics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Apart from its well-documented role in long-term promoter silencing, the genome-wide
distribution patterns of~ 28 million methylated or unmethylated CpG dinucleotides, eg in the …

DNA Methyltransferase Induced by PBCV-1 Virus Infection of a Chlorella-Like Green Alga

Y Xia, JL Van Etten - Molecular and cellular biology, 1986 - Taylor & Francis
A DNA methyltransferase was isolated from a eucaryotic, Chlorella-like green alga infected
with the virus PBCV-1. The enzyme recognized the sequence GATC and methylated …

DNA methylation inhibits the expression of CFSH in mud crab

Q Jiang, D Lin, H Huang, G Wang, H Ye - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) is a key regulator of crustacean sex differentiation.
The expression of Sp-CFSH in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain showed a tissue-specific …

Structure of nonintegrated, circular Herpesvirus saimiri and Herpesvirus ateles genomes in tumor cell lines and in vitro-transformed cells

C Kaschka-Dierich, FJ Werner, I Bauer… - Journal of …, 1982 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nonintegrated, circular DNA molecules of Herpesvirus saimiri and Herpesvirus ateles were
found in five lymphoid cell lines originating from tumor tissues or established by in vitro …