Epigenetics and Chromatin
Download or Read eBook Epigenetics and Chromatin PDF written by Philippe Jeanteur and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Philippe Jeanteur |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2008-09-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3540852360 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783540852360 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Epigenetics and Chromatin by : Philippe Jeanteur
Book excerpt: 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.
