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Down-Regulation of Connexin 32 Gene Expression through DNA Methylation in a Human Renal Cell Carcinoma Cell

Ayako Hirai, Tomohiro Yano, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Ryuji Asano, Haruna Satoh, Kiyokazu Hagiwara, Hiroshi Yamasaki

American Journal of Nephrology · 2003 · 37 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

We suggest that hypermethylation in the promoter region is a mechanism for the Cx32 gene repression in the RCC cell.

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Alterations in DNA Methylation: A Fundamental Aspect of Neoplasia

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Scrape-loading and dye transfer

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Hepatocyte gap junctions are permeable to the second messenger, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, and to calcium ions.

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Negative growth control of HeLa cells by connexin genes: connexin species specificity.

Marc Mesnil, Vladimir Krutovskikh, C. Piccoli et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 271 citations

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