Role of mirnas and epigenetics in neural stem cell fate determination

Epigenetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-100

  Lopez Ramirez, Miguel Alejandro ^a   Nicoli, Stefania ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell fate determination; Epigenetics machinery; microRNAs; Neural stem cells; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LET 7; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 132; MICRORNA 137; MICRORNA 184; MICRORNA 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FATE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84891958054     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.27536     Document Type: Article

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