Epigenetics and Chromatin

266 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Epigenetics refers to heritable patterns of gene expression which do not depend on alterations of genomic DNA sequence.

This book provides a state-of-the-art account of a few selected hot spots by scientists at the edge in this extremely active field. It puts special emphasis on two main streams of research. One is the role of post-translational modifications of proteins, mostly histones, on chromatin structure and accessibility. The other one deals with parental genomic imprinting, a process which allows to express a few selected genes from only one of the parental allele while extinguishing the other.

• Reihe: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Biochemie
• ISBN: 9783540852360
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2008
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Berlin
• Herausgegeben von: Philippe Jeanteur