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1Division of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, 849-8501, Saga, Japan.
Abstract:
Silencing of DNA repair genes plays a critical role in the development of the cancer because these genes, functioning normally, would prevent the accumulation of mutations leading to carcinogenesis. Epigenetic gene silencing is an alternative mechanism to genetic gene aberration, inactivating those genes in cancer. DNA methylation and histone modification are the major factors for epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Here, we describe recent advances in understanding of epigenetic silencing of DNA repair genes and their epigenetic mechanisms involving DNA methylation and histone modification.
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