Effects of 5-azacytidine on methylation and expression of specific DNA sequences in C3H 10T1/2 cells.
AUTOR(ES)
Hsiao, W L
RESUMO
The present study indicates that the transient exposure of C3H 10T1/2 mouse embryo fibroblasts to 5-azacytidine leads to extensive loss of methylation of the protooncogene c-mos and the beta-globin locus at the cell population level and in at least 40 isolated subclones. These changes persisted, even when the cells were serially passaged for many generations without further exposure to the drug. Even though the amount of demethylation, assessed through differential digestion by the restriction enzymes HpaII and MspI, was quite extensive, neither locus was transcribed at a detectable level. This nonselective analysis suggests, therefore, that loss of DNA methylation is not sufficient per se to induce the expression of certain loci. Presumably, the expression of these loci requires additional factors, some of which may be related to cell lineage and differentiation.
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