Remembering one's identity: The epigenetic basis of stem cell fate decisions

FASEB Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2123-2128

  Sen, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; DNA methylation; Histone modification

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-CYTOSINE METHYLASES; HISTONE DEMETHYLASES; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYLATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79960188157     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-182774     Document Type: Review

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