A DNA hypermethylation module for the stem/progenitor cell signature of cancer
Easwaran H, Johnstone SE, Van Neste L, Ohm J, Mosbruger T, Wang Q, Aryee MJ, Joyce P, Ahuja N, Weisenberger D, Collisson E, Zhu J, Yegnasubramanian S, Matsui W, Baylin SB. A DNA hypermethylation module for the stem/progenitor cell signature of cancer. Genome Research 2012, 22: 837-849. PMID: 22391556, PMCID: PMC3337430, DOI: 10.1101/gr.131169.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorChromatinCluster AnalysisCpG IslandsDNA MethylationEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmGenes, RegulatorHistonesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsNeoplasmsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOsteoblastsPolycomb-Group ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsBivalent chromatinDevelopmental regulatorsPcG target genesKey developmental regulatorsGenome-wide analysisSubset of genesPolycomb repressor complexesStem cellsAdult stem/progenitor cellsStem-like stateStem/progenitor cellsTranscription statePcG genesRepressor complexNormal stem cellsChromatin statusHypermethylated genesTarget genesDNA hypermethylationCancer genesGlobal methylationChromatinGenesMethylation status