Detailed Information on Publication Record
2003
Analysis of DNA methylation status of cell nuclei using high-resolution
SKALNÍKOVÁ, Magdalena, Eva BÁRTOVÁ, Pavla GAJDUŠKOVÁ, Stanislav KOZUBEK, Michal KOZUBEK et. al.Basic information
Original name
Analysis of DNA methylation status of cell nuclei using high-resolution
Authors
SKALNÍKOVÁ, Magdalena (203 Czech Republic), Eva BÁRTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Pavla GAJDUŠKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Stanislav KOZUBEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Michal KOZUBEK (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
Brno, Biophysics of the Genome, p. 59-61, 3 pp. 2003
Publisher
Masaryk University
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Stať ve sborníku
Field of Study
Genetics and molecular biology
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14330/03:00009009
Organization unit
Faculty of Informatics
ISBN
80-210-3226-X
Keywords in English
chromatin structure
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International impact
Změněno: 29/10/2010 14:39, prof. RNDr. Michal Kozubek, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
Epigenetic silencing in eukaryotes is associated with the formation of a transcriptional repressive higher order chromatin structure which is also characterized by methylation of DNA at cytosine nucleotides. DNA methylation in eukaryotes involves of a methyl group to the carbon -5 position of the cytosine ring (5-mC). This reaction is catalysed by DNA methyltransferase in the context of the sequence 5'-GC-3', which is also referred to as a CpG dinucleotide. Differential methylation of CpG islands has been inversely correlated with gene activity: transcriptionally active genes were found to be hypomethylated, whereas transcriptionally silent genes were hypermethylated (Bird, A. 1992, Razin A. et al., 1991, Singal R., 1999). In our experiments in situ hybridisation technique and high-resolution cytometry were used to determine selected metaphase chromosomes HSA 1, 10, 18, 19 and 20. Sequential 5-methylcytosin (5-mC)-rich regions were visualised on metaphase chromosomes 1,10, 18, 19, and 20 using immunofluorescent labelling. The aim of this work was to study the methylation status at the chromosomal level in different cell types.
Links
IAB5004102, research and development project |
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MSM 143300002, plan (intention) |
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