Regulation of gene expression and pain states by epigenetic mechanisms

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-183

  Géranton, Sandrine M ^a   Tochiki, Keri K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central sensitization Chromatin DNA methylation Epigenetic Histone modification Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 3; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; TRICHOSTATIN A; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE PHOSPHORYLATION; HISTONE UBIQUITINATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, GENETIC; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN;

EID: 84924554961     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: 18780814     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2014.11.012     Document Type: Chapter

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