Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in vertebrate eye development and disease

Heredity

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-151

  Cvekl, A ^a   Mitton, K P ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; Eye development; Histone acetylation and methylation; Lens; Retina; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHROMOSOME; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HERITABILITY; METHYLATION; PROTEIN; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EYE; EYE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; EMBRYOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EYE; EYE DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VERTEBRATES;

EUKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953808789     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.16     Document Type: Review

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