Unlocking epigenetic codes in neurogenesis

Genes and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1253-1271

  Yao, Bing ^a   Jin, Peng ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA modifications; Epigenetics; Histone modifications; Neurogenesis; Noncoding RNAs

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA;

ADULTHOOD; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC CODE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA MODIFICATIONS; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATIONS; NEUROGENESIS; NONCODING RNAS;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC CODE; HISTONES; HUMANS; NEUROGENESIS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EID: 84902477907     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.241547.114     Document Type: Review

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