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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Amy*
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Trevor J.*
dc.contributor.authorMc Auley, Mark T.*
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-29T14:08:12Z
dc.date.available2018-05-29T14:08:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-30
dc.identifier.citationMorgan, A., Davies, T., & Mc Auley, M. T. (2018). The role of DNA methylation in ageing and cancer. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 77(4), 412-422.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0029665118000150
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/621163
dc.descriptionThis article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society published by Cambridge University Press. Copyright Cambridge University Press.en
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the present review paper is to survey the literature related to DNA methylation, and its association with cancer and ageing. The review will outline the key factors, including diet, which modulate DNA methylation. Our rationale for conducting this review is that ageing and diseases, including cancer, are often accompanied by aberrant DNA methylation, a key epigenetic process, which is crucial to the regulation of gene expression. Significantly, it has been observed that with age and certain disease states, DNA methylation status can become disrupted. For instance, a broad array of cancers are associated with promoter-specific hypermethylation and concomitant gene silencing. This review highlights that hypermethylation, and gene silencing, of the EN1 gene promoter, a crucial homeobox gene, has been detected in various forms of cancer. This has led to this region being proposed as a potential biomarker for diseases such as cancer. We conclude the review by describing a recently developed novel electrochemical method that can be used to quantify the level of methylation within the EN1 promoter and emphasise the growing trend in the use of electrochemical techniques for the detection of aberrant DNA methylation.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/role-of-dna-methylation-in-ageing-and-cancer/28B81F35428083244BF39C0422B0BEF9en
dc.subjectAgingen
dc.subjectDNA methylationen
dc.titleThe role of DNA methylation in ageing and canceren
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2719
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Chesteren
dc.identifier.journalProceedings of the Nutrition Society
or.grant.openaccessYesen
rioxxterms.funderHEFCEen
rioxxterms.identifier.projectChemical Engineering Studentship University of Chesteren
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rioxxterms.versionofrecordhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665118000150
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-04-30
html.description.abstractThe aim of the present review paper is to survey the literature related to DNA methylation, and its association with cancer and ageing. The review will outline the key factors, including diet, which modulate DNA methylation. Our rationale for conducting this review is that ageing and diseases, including cancer, are often accompanied by aberrant DNA methylation, a key epigenetic process, which is crucial to the regulation of gene expression. Significantly, it has been observed that with age and certain disease states, DNA methylation status can become disrupted. For instance, a broad array of cancers are associated with promoter-specific hypermethylation and concomitant gene silencing. This review highlights that hypermethylation, and gene silencing, of the EN1 gene promoter, a crucial homeobox gene, has been detected in various forms of cancer. This has led to this region being proposed as a potential biomarker for diseases such as cancer. We conclude the review by describing a recently developed novel electrochemical method that can be used to quantify the level of methylation within the EN1 promoter and emphasise the growing trend in the use of electrochemical techniques for the detection of aberrant DNA methylation.
rioxxterms.publicationdate2018-04-30
dc.dateAccepted2018-03-12
dc.date.deposited2018-05-29


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