2012
Linking DNA Methyltransferases to Epigenetic Marks and Nucleosome Structure Genome-wide in Human Tumor Cells
Jin B, Ernst J, Tiedemann R, Xu H, Sureshchandra S, Kellis M, Dalton S, Liu C, Choi J, Robertson K. Linking DNA Methyltransferases to Epigenetic Marks and Nucleosome Structure Genome-wide in Human Tumor Cells. Cell Reports 2012, 2: 1411-1424. PMID: 23177624, PMCID: PMC3625945, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, EmbryonalCell LineChromatinCpG IslandsDNADNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3AEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenomicsGenes, OverlappingGenetic LociGenome, HumanHCT116 CellsHistonesHumansMaleNucleosomesProtein BindingTesticular NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticConceptsDNA methylationDNA methyltransferasesDifferentiated stateGenome-wide localizationCancerous stem cellsEpigenetic marksMammalian developmentHistone modificationsNucleosome structureCellular transformationDNA hypermethylationLocalization patternsHuman tumor cellsMethylationDNMTsHuman tumor cell linesTumor cell linesStem cellsMethyltransferasesCancer cellsCell linesLociCellsTumor cellsEpigenomeIron Regulator Hepcidin Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus
Liu H, Le Trinh T, Dong H, Keith R, Nelson D, Liu C. Iron Regulator Hepcidin Exhibits Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46631. PMID: 23110054, PMCID: PMC3478283, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV infectionHepcidin expressionSerious chronic liver diseaseAntiviral activityHepatitis C viral infectionHepcidin expression levelsChronic HCV infectionChronic liver diseaseC viral infectionHepatitis C virusDirect antiviral activityIntracellular antiviral stateHepatocellular carcinoma progressionInnate antiviral defenseLiver diseaseC virusAntiviral effectHCV replicationIron overloadHepatocellular carcinomaExhibit antiviral activityHCVViral infectionSuppressive effectAmino acid peptide
2009
DNMT1 and DNMT3B Modulate Distinct Polycomb-Mediated Histone Modifications in Colon Cancer
Jin B, Yao B, Li J, Fields C, Delmas A, Liu C, Robertson K. DNMT1 and DNMT3B Modulate Distinct Polycomb-Mediated Histone Modifications in Colon Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 7412-7421. PMID: 19723660, PMCID: PMC2745494, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methyltransferasesMethylation patternsPolycomb group targetsPRC1/PRC2DNA methylation patternsBisulfite genomic sequencingPRC1 functionRepression complexHistone codeHistone modificationsChromatin immunoprecipitationEpigenetic silencingPanel of genesEpigenetic modifiersReverse transcription-PCRPRC2DNMT3BNovel linkGenomic sequencingGenesDNMT1Colorectal cancer cell linesCell growthCancer cell linesPRC1