Oxygen, epigenetic signaling, and the evolution of early life

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 172-176

  Jeltsch, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambrian radiation; Demethylation; Epigenetics; Origin of life; Oxygen; Oxygenase

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; LYSINE; LYSINE SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE; OXYGEN; OXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERE; CAMBRIAN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL METABOLISM; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECAMBRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA;

EID: 84875502251     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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