Epigenetic regulation of genes during development: A conserved theme from flies to mammals

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 413-429

  Vasanthi, Dasari ^a   Mishra, Rakesh K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

boundary; cellular memory; chromatin; epigenetic; Hox cluster; Polycomb group; tirthorax group

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FLY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOX GENE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DIPTERA; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENOME; MAMMALS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 47149098239     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1673-8527(08)60059-4     Document Type: Review

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