Modifications of Nuclear DNA and it's Regulatory Proteins /

• Other Authors: Cheng, Xiaodong (Editor), Blumenthal, Robert M. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011.
• Series: Progress in molecular biology and translational science ; v. 101.
• Subjects: Molecular genetics.; Genetic regulation.; SCIENCE > Biotechnology.; Electronic books.

DNA methylation is essential for the normal development and functioning of organisms. This volume discusses the latest developments in this very active field of research. It presents the evolution of DNA methylation, mammalian DNA methyltransferases, DNA methylation and demethlyation, DNA methylatio...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Modifications of Nuclear DNA and its Regulatory Proteins; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction-Epiphanies in Epigenetics; Section I: Evolution of DNA Methylation; Section II: Mammalian DNA Methyltransferases
• Structure and Function; Section III: DNA Methylation and Demethylation; Section IV: DNA Methylation and Silencing; Section V: DNA Methylation in Medicine; Index; Colour Plate.