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Molecular mechanisms of epigenetics.

Biochemistry. Biokhimiia ·Vol. 70 ·No. 4 ·2005-04-00 ·Pages 406-23

Tchurikov NA

Abstract

The main epigenetic mechanisms in regulation of gene expression are discussed. The definition of epigenetics and its specific mechanisms including DNA methylation and gene imprinting, modifications of nucleosomal histones associated with silencing or activation of gene transcription, RNA interference, chromosomal silencing, and the role of mobile elements are discussed.

MeSH Terms

Acetylation Animals DNA Methylation Epigenesis, Genetic Genomic Imprinting Heterochromatin/metabolism Histones/metabolism Humans Interspersed Repetitive Sequences RNA Interference

Chemicals

Heterochromatin Histones

Authors & Affiliations

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Tchurikov N A

Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia. [email protected]

Article Info

Journal

Biochemistry. Biokhimiia

Abbr.

Biochemistry (Mosc)

ISSN

0006-2979

DOI

10.1007/s10541-005-0131-2

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Published

2005-04-00

Pages

406-23

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0376536

Subset

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