The methylation state of the CCGG and GCGC sites of the Ha-ras-1 oncogene was analysed in the human leukemic K562 cell line, which was found to actively transcribe this gene. The results obtained demonstrate that the Ha-ras-1 oncogene is extensively methylated in both exonic, intronic, VTR and 3′ untranslated portions, while undermethylations are present in a CG-rich island localized upstream of exon 1, near putative transcription initiation signals. Treatment of K562 cells with 5-azacytidine induces undermethylation of the Ha-ras-1 oncogene without major differences in the accumulation of Ha-ras-1 mRNA trascripts.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 1987 | |
Titolo: | Clustering of undermethylated CCGG and GCGC sequences in the 5' region of the Ha-ras-1 oncogene of human leukemic K562 cells | |
Autori: | BARBIERI R.; PIVA M R.; BUZZONI D.; VOLINIA S.; GAMBARI R. | |
Rivista: | BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS | |
Abstract: | The methylation state of the CCGG and GCGC sites of the Ha-ras-1 oncogene was analysed in the human leukemic K562 cell line, which was found to actively transcribe this gene. The results obtained demonstrate that the Ha-ras-1 oncogene is extensively methylated in both exonic, intronic, VTR and 3′ untranslated portions, while undermethylations are present in a CG-rich island localized upstream of exon 1, near putative transcription initiation signals. Treatment of K562 cells with 5-azacytidine induces undermethylation of the Ha-ras-1 oncogene without major differences in the accumulation of Ha-ras-1 mRNA trascripts. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1682550 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |