DNA methylation is an important regulator of gene transcription, and its role in
carcinogenesis has been a topic of considerable interest in the last few years. Alterations in …

S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet, also known as SAM and SAMe) is the principal biological
methyl donor synthesized in all mammalian cells but most abundantly in the liver …

Epidemiological studies suggest that a father's diet can influence offspring health. A
proposed mechanism for paternal transmission of environmental information is via the …

Tissue specific patterns of methylated cytosine residues vary with age, can be altered by
environmental factors, and are often abnormal in human disease yet the cellular …

A striking feature of the human genome is the dearth of CpG dinucleotides (CpGs)
interrupted occasionally by CpG islands (CGIs), regions with relatively high content of the …

Autoreactive B cells are present in the lymphoid tissues of healthy individuals, but typically
remain quiescent. When this homeostasis is perturbed, the formation of self-reactive …

Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies and remains the second leading
cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Over 70% of new cases and deaths occur in …

Since their establishment thirty years ago, THP-1 cells have become one of most widely
used cell lines to investigate the function and regulation of monocytes and macrophages in …

Hyperhomocysteinemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is caused by nutritional
and/or genetic disruptions in homocysteine metabolism. The most common genetic cause of …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Methylation of DNA is a common epigenetic
modification that plays an important role in the control of gene expression in mammalian …