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EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
卷 12, 期 8, 页码 1035-1047出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.8.1035
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cancer; CpG sites; DNA methylation; methyltransferases
Back round: Over the last few years DNA methylation and its involvement in diseases such as cancer has become of great interest for applied research. Since reversal of aberrant DNA methylation may influence the behavior of tumors, the methylation of DNA CpG sites is a potential target for the development of inhibitors for use in cancer treatment. Objective/methods: We briefly review the structural and mechanistic features of DNA methylation, including a structural analysis of the three main human DNA methyltransferases and some (pre)clinical results. Results/conclusion: Despite side effects, data obtained to date still support the vision that DNA-methylation, possibly associated with the use of histone deacetylases (HDACs) and/or artificial transcription factors (ATFs), is a promising target for improving anticancer therapy in the 21st century.
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