Zebularine reactivates silenced <it>E-cadherin </it>but unlike 5-Azacytidine does not induce switching from latent to lytic Epstein-Barr virus infection in Burkitt's lymphoma Akata cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Epigenetic silencing of regulatory genes by aberrant methylation contributes to tumorigenesis. DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTI) represent promising new drugs for anti-cancer therapies. The DNMTI 5-Azacytidine is effective against myelodysplastic syndrome,...

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Main Authors: Nadal David, Sigrist Jürg A, Berger Christoph, Rechsteiner Markus P, Rao Sieta P, Bernasconi Michele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/6/1/3