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Infection of lymphoid cells by integration-defective human immunodeficiency virus type 1 increases de novo methylation.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2001
Fang J Y, Mikovits J A, Bagni R, Petrow-Sadowski C L, Ruscetti F W
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation, by regulating the transcription of genes, is a major modifier of the eukaryotic genome. DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are responsible for both maintenance and de novo methylation. We have reported that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection increases DNMT1 expression and de novo methylation of genes such as the gamma interferon gene in CD4(+) cells. Here, we examined the...
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