Epigenetic regulation of retinal development and disease

Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-136

  Rao, Rajesh C ^a   Hennig, Anne K ^a   Malik, Muhammad T A ^b   Chen, Dong Feng ^b,c   Chen, Shiming ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell type specific transcription; Chromatin modifications; Neuronal development and disease

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CHOROID; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA HELIX; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE UBIQUITINATION; MELANOCYTE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; OPSIN GENE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 84863980516     PISSN: 19368437     EISSN: 19368445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12177-012-9083-0     Document Type: Review

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