Epigenetic Modifications Unlock the Milk Protein Gene Loci during Mouse Mammary Gland Development and Differentiation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rijnkels, Monique ^a   Freeman Zadrowski, Courtneay ^a   Hernandez, Joseph ^a   Potluri, Vani ^a   Wang, Liguo ^a,c   Li, Wei ^a   Lemay, Danielle G ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CASEIN; DNA; HISTONE; HORMONE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CELL; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASEIN GENE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ORGANIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; LACTATION; LIVER; MILK PROTEIN GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; PUBERTY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHEY ACIDIC PROTEIN GENE;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; LACTATION; LIVER; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MILK PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84871775589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053270     Document Type: Article

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