Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that the effects on gene expression of altered DNA methylation by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) and genetic (DNMT knockout) manipulation of DNA are similar, and distinct from Trichostatin A (TSA)-induced chromatin decondensation. Surprisingly, the effects of 5-aza-CdR were more similar to those of TSA than to DNMT1, DNMT3B, or double DNMT somatic cell knockout. Furthermore, the effects of 5-aza-CdR were similar at one and five days exposure, suggesting active demethylation or direct influence of both drugs on the stability of methylation and/or chromatin marks. Agents that induce gene activation through hypomethylation may have unintended consequences, since nearly as many genes were downregulated as upregulated after demethylation. In addition, a 75 kb cluster of metallothionein genes was coordinately regulated.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 361-371 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cancer Cell |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
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