Epigenetic modifications in an imprinting cluster are controlled by a hierarchy of DMRs suggesting long-range chromatin interactions

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-305

  Lopes, Susana ^a   Lewis, Annabelle ^a   Hajkova, Petra ^b   Dean, Wendy ^a   Oswald, Joachim ^b   Forné, Thierry ^c   Murrell, Adele ^a   Constância, Miguel ^a   Bartolomei, Marisa ^d   Walter, Jörn ^b   Reik, Wolf ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM LINE; KNOCKOUT GENE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037322392     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg022     Document Type: Review

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