Epigenetics and gene expression

Heredity

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-13

  Gibney, E R ^a   Nolan, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodelling; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Histone modification; Non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; METHYLATION; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMANS;

EID: 77953812571     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.54     Document Type: Review

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