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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Anthony Dallosso
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39713 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Human molecular genetics 20121005 1
Although tumour suppressor gene hypermethylation is a universal feature of cancer cells, little is known about the necessary molecular triggers. Here, we show that Wilms' tumour 1 (WT1), a developmental master regulator that can also act as a tumour suppressor or oncoprotein, transcriptionally regulates the de novo DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) and that cellular WT1 levels can influence DNA methylation of gene promoters genome-wide. Specifically, we demonstrate that depletion of WT1 by short ...[more]