TET1 Suppresses Cancer Invasion by Activating the Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases

Tumor suppressor gene silencing through cytosine methylation contributes to cancer formation. Whether DNA demethylation enzymes counteract this oncogenic effect is unknown. Here, we show that TET1, a dioxygenase involved in cytosine demethylation, is downregulated in prostate and breast cancer tiss...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hung Hsu, Kai-Lin Peng, Ming-Lun Kang, Yi-Ren Chen, Yu-Chih Yang, Chin-Hsien Tsai, Chi-Shuen Chu, Yung-Ming Jeng, Yen-Ting Chen, Feng-Mao Lin, Hsien-Da Huang, Yun-Yuh Lu, Yu-Ching Teng, Shinn-Tsuen Lin, Ruo-Kai Lin, Fan-Mei Tang, Sung-Bau Lee, Huan Ming Hsu, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Pei-Wen Hsiao, Li-Jung Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-09-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124712002707