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Carcinogenesis, Vol. 21, No. 3, 461-467, March 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press


Cancer Biology

DNA methylation: past, present and future directions

Keith D. Robertson and Peter A.Jones1

University of Southern California, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, MS 83, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA

DNA methylation, or the covalent addition of a methyl group to cytosine within the context of the CpG dinucleotide, has profound effects on the mammalian genome. These effects include transcriptional repression via inhibition of transcription factor binding or the recruitment of methyl-binding proteins and their associated chromatin remodeling factors, X chromosome inactivation, imprinting and the suppression of parasitic DNA sequences. DNA methylation is also essential for proper embryonic development; however, its presence can add an additional burden to the genome. Normal methylation patterns are frequently disrupted in tumor cells with global hypomethylation accompanying region-specific hypermethylation. When these hypermethylation events occur within the promoter of a tumor suppressor gene they will silence the gene and provide the cell with a growth advantage in a manner akin to deletions or mutations. Recent work indicating that DNA methylation is an important player in both DNA repair and genome stability as well as the discovery of a new family of DNA methyltransferases makes now a very exciting period for the methylation field. This review will highlight the major findings in the methylation field over the past 20 years then summarize the most important and interesting future directions the field is likely to take in the next millennium.


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Methylation patterns and mathematical models reveal dynamics of stem cell turnover in the human colon
PNAS, September 11, 2001; 98(19): 10519 - 10521.
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Cancer Res.Home page
B. Sun, G. Jiang, M.-A. A. Zaydan, V. F. La Russa, H. Safah, and M. Ehrlich
ABL1 Promoter Methylation Can Exist Independently of BCR-ABL Transcription in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Hematopoietic Progenitors
Cancer Res., September 1, 2001; 61(18): 6931 - 6937.
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
Y. Yatabe, S. Tavare, and D. Shibata
Investigating stem cells in human colon by using methylation patterns
PNAS, August 21, 2001; (2001) 191225998.
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Cancer Res.Home page
V. Shridhar, J. Lee, A. Pandita, S. Iturria, R. Avula, J. Staub, M. Morrissey, E. Calhoun, A. Sen, K. Kalli, et al.
Genetic Analysis of Early- versus Late-Stage Ovarian Tumors
Cancer Res., August 1, 2001; 61(15): 5895 - 5904.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
H. Nilsen and H. E. Krokan
Base excision repair in a network of defence and tolerance
Carcinogenesis, July 1, 2001; 22(7): 987 - 998.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
J. W. Crott, S. T. Mashiyama, B. N. Ames, and M. F. Fenech
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism does not alter folic acid deficiency-induced uracil incorporation into primary human lymphocyte DNA in vitro
Carcinogenesis, July 1, 2001; 22(7): 1019 - 1025.
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Hum Mol GenetHome page
D. J. Smiraglia, L. J. Rush, M. C. Fruhwald, Z. Dai, W. A. Held, J. F. Costello, J. C. Lang, C. Eng, B. Li, F. A. Wright, et al.
Excessive CpG island hypermethylation in cancer cell lines versus primary human malignancies
Hum. Mol. Genet., June 1, 2001; 10(13): 1413 - 1419.
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Nucleic Acids ResHome page
S. Derreumaux, M. Chaoui, G. Tevanian, and S. Fermandjian
Impact of CpG methylation on structure, dynamics and solvation of cAMP DNA responsive element
Nucleic Acids Res., June 1, 2001; 29(11): 2314 - 2326.
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J. Bacteriol.Home page
G. Macintyre, C. V. Atwood, and C. G. Cupples
Lowering S-Adenosylmethionine Levels in Escherichia coli Modulates C-to-T Transition Mutations
J. Bacteriol., February 1, 2001; 183(3): 921 - 927.
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Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
R. A Jacob
Folate, DNA methylation, and gene expression: factors of nature and nurture
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, October 1, 2000; 72(4): 903 - 904.
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CarcinogenesisHome page
A. Balmain and C. C.Harris
Carcinogenesis in mouse and human cells: parallels and paradoxes
Carcinogenesis, March 1, 2000; 21(3): 371 - 377.
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J. Biol. Chem.Home page
G. Vilkaitis, A. Dong, E. Weinhold, X. Cheng, and S. Klimasauskas
Functional Roles of the Conserved Threonine 250 in the Target Recognition Domain of HhaI DNA Methyltransferase
J. Biol. Chem., December 1, 2000; 275(49): 38722 - 38730.
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S. Ammanamanchi and M. G. Brattain
5-AzaC Treatment Enhances Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-beta Receptors through Down-regulation of Sp3
J. Biol. Chem., August 24, 2001; 276(35): 32854 - 32859.
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
Y. Yatabe, S. Tavare, and D. Shibata
From the Cover: Investigating stem cells in human colon by using methylation patterns
PNAS, September 11, 2001; 98(19): 10839 - 10844.
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Genome ResHome page
O. Galm, M. R. Rountree, K. E. Bachman, K.-W. Jair, S. B. Baylin, and J. G. Herman
Enzymatic Regional Methylation Assay: A Novel Method to Quantify Regional CpG Methylation Density
Genome Res., January 1, 2002; 12(1): 153 - 157.
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