Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of determining whether cytosine residues present at a predetermined positions within a singl strand of a double stranded DNA of known sequence are methylated as well as compounds for carrying out this method. The present invention also provides a process of producing a derivative of a double-stranded DNA comprising contacting the double-stranded DNA with a CpG methyltransferase and an S-adenosylmethionine analog.
Abstract:
This invention provides methods of derivatizing a double-stranded DNA comprising contacting double-stranded DNA with a CpG methyltransf erase and an s-adenosylmethionine analog. This invention also provides methods of sequencing DNA to determine methylation patterns. This invention also provides neobases and methods of sequencing for methylation patterns using neobases.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a chimeric protein which comprises a mutated DNA methyltransferase portion and a DNA binding protein portion that binds sufficiently close to a promoter sequence of a target gene which promoter sequence contains a methylation site, to specifically methylate the site and inhibit activity of the promoter and thus inhibit expression of the target gene. This invention also provides for a method for inhibiting the expression of a target gene which includes contacting a promoter of the target gene with the chimeric protein, so as to specifically methylate the promoter sequence of the target gene thus inhibiting expression of the target gene.
Abstract:
The subject invention provides a method of determining whether a cytosine at a predefined position within a single strand of a double-stranded DNA of known sequence is hydroxymethylated. The invention also provides a method of determining whether a cytosine at a predefined position within a single strand of a double-stranded DNA of known sequence is unmethylated. The invention further provides a method of determining whether a cytosine at a predefined position within a single strand of a double-stranded DNA of known sequence is methylated but not hydroxymethylated. The invention also provides a method of determining whether a cytosine present at a predefined position within a single strand of a double-stranded DNA of known sequence, and within a CpG site, is unmethylated.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a compound having the adenosylmethionine structure, wherein the sulfur atom of the methionine moiety is modified with alkene or succinimide groups, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently H, alkyl, aryl, C(0)NH2, C(0)R', CN, N02, C (O)R', S(0),NHR'; wherein X is 0 or NR'; wherein R' is H, alkyl or aryl; and wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8, with the proviso that, when substituent is a propene derivative, and n is 1, at least one of R1, R2, or R3 is other than H.
Abstract:
This invention provides methods of derivatizing a double-stranded DNA comprising contacting double-stranded DNA with a CpG methyltransf erase and an s-adenosylmethionine analog. This invention also provides methods of sequencing DNA to determine methylation patterns. This invention also provides neobases and methods of sequencing for methylation patterns using neobases.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method for detecting the presence of differential methylation between DNA from a first source and the corresponding DNA from a second source. Also provided is a method for determining the presence of a tumor suppressor gene in a DNA sample from a tumor cell.