Epigenetic regulation in human cancer: the potential role of epi-drug in cancer therapy

Y Lu, YT Chan, HY Tan, S Li, N Wang, Y Feng - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetics is dynamic and heritable modifications to the genome that occur independently
of DNA sequence. It requires interactions cohesively with various enzymes and other …

DNA methylation in health and disease

KD Robertson, AP Wolffe - Nature reviews genetics, 2000 - nature.com
DNA methylation has recently moved to centre stage in the aetiology of human
neurodevelopmental syndromes such as the fragile X, ICF and Rett syndromes. These …

Dnmt1 has de novo activity targeted to transposable elements

C Haggerty, H Kretzmer, C Riemenschneider… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation plays a critical role during development, particularly in repressing
retrotransposons. The mammalian methylation landscape is dependent on the combined …

Cloning and characterization of a family of novel mammalian DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases

M Okano, S Xie, E Li - Nature genetics, 1998 - nature.com
Fig. 1 Sequence alignments, structures and expression patterns of mouse Dnmt3a and
Dnmt3b. a, Sequences of Dnmt3α and Dnmt3β. Identical amino-acid residues are shaded …

MicroRNA-29 family reverts aberrant methylation in lung cancer by targeting DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B

M Fabbri, R Garzon, A Cimmino, Z Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNAs that regulate expression of many genes.
Recent studies suggest roles of miRNAs in carcinogenesis. We and others have shown that …

The human DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) 1, 3a and 3b: coordinate mRNA expression in normal tissues and overexpression in tumors

KD Robertson, E Uzvolgyi, G Liang… - Nucleic acids …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation in mammals is required for embryonic development, X chromosome
inactivation and imprinting. Previous studies have shown that methylation patterns become …

DNA methylation, methyltransferases, and cancer

KD Robertson - Oncogene, 2001 - nature.com
The field of epigenetics has recently moved to the forefront of studies relating to diverse
processes such as transcriptional regulation, chromatin structure, genome integrity, and …

Recombinant human DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase: I. Expression, purification, and comparison of de novo and maintenance methylation

S Pradhan, A Bacolla, RD Wells, RJ Roberts - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
A method is described to express and purify human DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase
(human DNMT1) using a protein splicing (intein) fusion partner in a baculovirus expression …

DNA methylation

R Singal, GD Ginder - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
SINCE ITS FIRST recognition in 1948, the fifth base of human DNA, 5-methylcytosine (5-mC)
has generated much interest and considerable controversy during attempts to understand its …

DNA methylation: past, present and future directions

KD Robertson, P A. Jones - Carcinogenesis, 2000 - academic.oup.com
DNA methylation, or the covalent addition of a methyl group to cytosine within the context of
the CpG dinucleotide, has profound effects on the mammalian genome. These effects …