Author/Authors :
Cheng، نويسنده , , Jonathan C. and Yoo، نويسنده , , Christine B. and Weisenberger، نويسنده , , Daniel J. and Chuang، نويسنده , , Jody and Wozniak، نويسنده , , Chandra and Liang، نويسنده , , Gangning and Marquez، نويسنده , , Victor E. and Greer، نويسنده , , Sheldon and Orntoft، نويسنده , , Torben F. and Thykjaer، نويسنده , , Thomas and Jones، نويسنده , , Peter A.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The frequent silencing of tumor suppressor genes by altered cytosine methylation and chromatin structural changes makes this process an attractive target for epigenetic therapy. Here we show that zebularine, a stable DNA cytosine methylation inhibitor, is preferentially incorporated into DNA and exhibits greater cell growth inhibition and gene expression in cancer cell lines compared to normal fibroblasts. In addition, zebularine preferentially depleted DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and induced expression of cancer-related antigen genes in cancer cells relative to normal fibroblasts. Our results demonstrate that zebularine can be selective toward cancer cells and may hold clinical promise as an anticancer therapy.
