2014
Epigenome-wide analysis of piRNAs in gene-specific DNA methylation
Fu A, Jacobs D, Zhu Y. Epigenome-wide analysis of piRNAs in gene-specific DNA methylation. RNA Biology 2014, 11: 1301-1312. PMID: 25590657, PMCID: PMC4615395, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2014.996091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsGene-specific DNA methylationDNA methylationGenic lociTransposable elementsCpG sitesSilencing of transposable elementsGenome-wide methylation profilingDifferentially methylated CpG sitesGenome-wide effortsTarget CpG sitesInduce DNA methylationTransposon classesEpigenome-wide analysisIntergenic regionGenomic regionsNascent mRNAHuman genomeMethylation changesGenomic DNAMethylation profilesHuman somatic cellsUnique speciesGenome copiesSomatic cells
2009
Cancer-related transcriptional targets of the circadian gene NPAS2 identified by genome-wide ChIP-on-chip analysis
Yi CH, Zheng T, Leaderer D, Hoffman A, Zhu Y. Cancer-related transcriptional targets of the circadian gene NPAS2 identified by genome-wide ChIP-on-chip analysis. Cancer Letters 2009, 284: 149-156. PMID: 19457610, PMCID: PMC3182267, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCircadian RhythmFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansNeoplasm ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticConceptsDirect transcriptional targetTranscriptional targetsCircadian genesGenome-wide mapping approachChip analysisGenome-wide ChIPCancer-related gene expressionCore circadian genesRelevant biological pathwaysTranscriptional profilesGene expressionReal-time PCR assaysBiological processesCell cycleBiological pathwaysNPAS2Biological involvementGenesHuman cancersMCF-7 cellsCancer developmentTumorigenesisPCR assaysCircadian rhythmTarget