Genomic imprinting-an epigenetic gene-regulatory model

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-170

  Koerner, Martha V ^a   Barlow, Denise P ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; COHESIN; DNA; EMBRYONIC ECTODERM DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952202346     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.01.009     Document Type: Review

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