Search Results - "MUSCH, Tanja"
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RNA cytosine methylation by Dnmt2 and NSun2 promotes tRNA stability and protein synthesis
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-09-2012)“…Although cytosine-C5 methylation is a prominent modification of tRNAs, its functional significance has been unclear. Mice that lack both the Dnmt2 and NSun2…”
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Tet1 and Tet2 Protect DNA Methylation Canyons against Hypermethylation
Published in Molecular and cellular biology (01-02-2016)“…DNA methylation is a dynamic epigenetic modification with an important role in cell fate specification and reprogramming. The Ten eleven translocation (Tet)…”
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Cell-of-Origin DNA Methylation Signatures Are Maintained during Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (12-06-2018)“…Colorectal adenomas are precursor lesions of colorectal cancers and represent clonal amplifications of single cells from colonic crypts. DNA methylation…”
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Functional diversity of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors in human cancer cell lines
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-03-2006)“…DNA methyltransferase inhibitors represent promising new drugs for cancer therapies. The first of these compounds (5-azacytidine, Vidaza) has recently been…”
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Epigenetic deregulation of lamina-associated domains in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
Published in Genome medicine (25-05-2020)“…Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a progeroid disease characterized by the early onset of age-related phenotypes including arthritis, loss of body…”
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Epigenetic reactivation of tumor suppressor genes by a novel small-molecule inhibitor of human DNA methyltransferases
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-07-2005)“…DNA methylation regulates gene expression in normal and malignant cells. The possibility to reactivate epigenetically silenced genes has generated considerable…”
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Hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine by TET2 maintains the active state of the mammalian HOXA cluster
Published in Nature communications (08-05-2012)“…Differentiation is accompanied by extensive epigenomic reprogramming, leading to the repression of stemness factors and the transcriptional maintenance of…”
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Nucleoside drugs induce cellular differentiation by caspase-dependent degradation of stem cell factors
Published in PloS one (19-05-2010)“…Stem cell characteristics are an important feature of human cancer cells and play a major role in the therapy resistance of tumours. Strategies to target…”
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Comparative analysis of DNA methylation patterns in transgenic Drosophila overexpressing mouse DNA methyltransferases
Published in Biochemical journal (15-03-2004)“…DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) mediate the epigenetic modification of eukaryotic genomes. Mammalian DNA methylation patterns are established and maintained by…”
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DNA Hypermethylation in Drosophila melanogaster Causes Irregular Chromosome Condensation and Dysregulation of Epigenetic Histone Modifications
Published in Molecular and Cellular Biology (01-04-2003)“…Article Usage Stats Services MCB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Chronic inflammation induces a novel epigenetic program that is conserved in intestinal adenomas and in colorectal cancer
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-05-2015)“…Chronic inflammation represents a major risk factor for tumor formation, but the underlying mechanisms have remained largely unknown. Epigenetic mechanisms can…”
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The human let-7a-3 locus contains an epigenetically regulated MicroRNA gene with oncogenic function
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-02-2007)“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that repress their target mRNAs by complementary base pairing and induction of the RNA interference pathway. It has…”
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Discovery of Two Novel, Small-Molecule Inhibitors of DNA Methylation
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (26-01-2006)“…DNA methyltransferases are promising targets for cancer therapy. In many cancer cells promoters of tumor suppressor genes are hypermethylated, which results in…”
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