Epigenetics and Chromatin By Philippe Jeanteur (editor) 9783540233725

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Biochemistry

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Wordery

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Springer berlin heidelberg

Epigenetics and Chromatin : Springer : 9783540233725 : 3540233725 : 10 Jan 2005 : 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.

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