| Description |
xiii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Progress in molecular and subcellular biology ; 38 |
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Progress in molecular and subcellular biology ; 38
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| Contents |
Chromatin remodeling factors and DNA replication -- Epigenetic inheritance of chromatin states mediated by polycomb and trithorax group proteins in drosophila -- How to pack the genome for a safe trip -- Chromatin modifications on the inactive x chromosome -- Chromatin mechanisms in drosophila dosage compensation -- DNA methylation in epigenetic control of gene expression -- The epigenetic breakdown of cancer cells: from DNA methylation to histone modifications -- Developmental regulation of the beta-globin gene locus -- Epigenetic regulation of mammalian imprinted genes: from primary to functional imprints -- Seed development and genomic imprinting in plants |
| Summary |
"Epigenetics refers to heritable patterns of gene expression which do not depend on alterations of genomic DNA sequence." "This book provides a state-of-the-art account of a few selected hot spots by scientists at the edge in this extremely active field. It puts special emphasis on two main streams of research. One is the role of post-translational modifications of proteins, mostly histones, on chromatin structure and accessibility. The other one deals with parental genomic imprinting, a process which allows the expression of a few selected genes from only one of the parental alleles while extinguishing the other."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Chromatin.
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Epigenesis.
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Gene expression.
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Genomics.
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Chromatin -- genetics.
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Epigenesis, Genetic.
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Gene Expression.
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| Author |
Jeanteur, Ph. (Philippe)
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| LC no. |
2004112648 |
| ISBN |
3540233725 (alk. paper) |
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