2010
Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma
Rubinstein JC, Tran N, Ma S, Halaban R, Krauthammer M. Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma. BMC Medical Genomics 2010, 3: 4. PMID: 20144234, PMCID: PMC2843643, DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-3-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDecitabineDNA MethylationDNA Modification MethylasesEnzyme InhibitorsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh CpG contentCpG contentGenome-wide gene expression dataMethylation levelsPromoter CpG contentUp-regulates gene expressionGenome-wide methylationGenome-wide dataLow CpG contentMelanoma cell strainsGene expression dataTumor suppressor geneCytosine analog 5Lower methylation levelsTranscriptional silencingMethylated promotersHigher methylation levelsBisulfite sequencingDNA methylationCpG methylationDNA methyltransferaseGenomic hypomethylationPromoter characteristicsSpecific genesGene expression
2009
Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma
Koga Y, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Krauthammer M, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Molinaro AM, Halaban R, Weissman SM. Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma. Genome Research 2009, 19: 1462-1470. PMID: 19491193, PMCID: PMC2720187, DOI: 10.1101/gr.091447.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCells, CulturedCluster AnalysisCollagenCollagen Type IDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyHSP20 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMelanomaMetallothioneinMiddle AgedMolecular ChaperonesNuclear ProteinsNucleoplasminsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProteinsReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNATumor Cells, CulturedConceptsDifferential gene expressionGene expressionPromoter methylationGenome-wide promoter methylationGenome-wide integrative analysisPromoter CpG contentMethylation markersGenome-wide screenSequencing of bisulfiteTranscription start siteMelanoma cell strainsCell strainsTranscriptional machineryNovel genesEpigenetic modificationsDNA methylationIdentifies novel markersStart siteSnap-frozen tissuesCpG contentAdult melanocytesIntegrative analysisReal-time reverse transcriptase PCRHuman diseasesMethylation