Epigenetic regulation of the human genome: coherence between promoter activity and large-scale chromatin environment

Frontiers in Life Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 44-62

  Julienne, Hanna ^a,b   Zoufir, Azedine ^a,b   Audit, Benjamin ^a,b   Arneodo, Alain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

chromatin states; clustering analysis; epigenetic modifications; mean replication timing; promoter activity; replication domains

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84890558899     PISSN: 21553769     EISSN: 21553777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2013.832706     Document Type: Article

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