Chromatin regulators of genomic imprinting

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 169-177

  Weaver, Jamie R ^a   Bartolomei, Marisa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Genomic imprinting; Histone modification; Polycomb

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN;

CHROMATIN; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EED MUTATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM LINE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MUTATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HISTONE MODIFICATION; POLYCOMB;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS;

EID: 84896713477     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.12.002     Document Type: Review

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