Epigenetics: The study of embryonic stem cells by restriction landmark genomic scanning

FEBS Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1624-1630

  Hattori, Naka ^a,b   Shiota, Kunio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA methylation profile; Dnmt; Epigenetics; ES cells; Histone methylase; Histone modification; Mammalian development; RLGS; T DMR

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION LANDMARK GENOMIC SCANNING; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME; HUMANS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 41549112932     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06331.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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