Establishment of epigenetic patterns in development

Chromosoma

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-262

  Leeb, Martin ^a   Wutz, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 1 PROTEIN; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN ESET; PROTEIN G9A; PROTEIN NURD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CDX2 GENE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; GATA6 GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MARKER; HERITABILITY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MBD3 GENE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SOX17 GENE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDOSOMAL SORTING COMPLEXES REQUIRED FOR TRANSPORT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MI-2 NUCLEOSOME REMODELING AND DEACETYLASE COMPLEX; MICE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84864867828     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: 14320886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-012-0365-x     Document Type: Review

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