Re: 8-azacytidine

Subject: Re: 8-azacytidine
From: Pascal Lambe <Pascal.lambe@ULG.AC.BE>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:10:48 +0100
Reply-To: Plant Tissue Culture <PLANT-TC@TC.UMN.EDU>
Sender: Plant Tissue Culture <PLANT-TC@TC.UMN.EDU>

See :

Lambé et al., 1997
DNA méthylation as a key process in regulation of organogenic totipotency ...
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Plant 33: 155-162.

>I've been told that 8-azacytidine may be useful in regenerating recalcitrant
>varieties. It is supposed to act by demethylating the DNA, so re-activating
>genes. Have you any advice about using it - concentrations etc?
>
>Meriel Jones
>Allium Research Group
>University of Liverpool, UK


Dr Pascal Lambé
Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire
Institut de Biologie Végétale. B22
Université de liège. Sart Tilman
4000 Liège
Belgium

Tél: ++32.(0)4.366.39.06
       ++32.(0)4.366.39.44
Fax: ++32.(0)4.388.34.40
E-mail: Pascal.lambe@ulg.ac.be

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