Regulation of clustered protocadherin genes in individual neurons

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 122-130

  Hirayama, Teruyoshi ^a   Yagi, Takeshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CTCF; DNA methylation; Epigenetic; Neuronal identity; Stochastic expression

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; DNA; PROTOCADHERIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CADHERINS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 85020378004     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.05.026     Document Type: Review

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