Overview

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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Author:   Philippe Jeanteur
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2005 ed.
Volume:   38
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9783540233725

ISBN 10:   3540233725
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   10 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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From the reviews: This book contains ten excellent chapters ... . Thoroughly covers a rapidly developing and expanding field. The different chapters are well written and provide clear, concise and informative views on the topic. Notably, each chapter ends with a conclusion describing current models and future challenges in epigenetics. ... both the expert and the novice will find this book a valuable source of information on the various epigenetic phenomena. (Frank Sauer, Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 7 (10), October, 2005) Professor Philippe Jeanteur, who is one of the editors of this PMSB Springer series, coordinated a well reknown group of scientists working on epigenetics to provide us with an updated collection of papers treating epigenetic phenomena in Mammals, insects and plants. Well done: careful presentations, well illustrated and rich in bibliography, this book is a must for those interested in epigenetics. (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 49 (4), 2005)

From the reviews: This book contains ten excellent chapters ... . Thoroughly covers a rapidly developing and expanding field. The different chapters are well written and provide clear, concise and informative views on the topic. Notably, each chapter ends with a conclusion describing current models and future challenges in epigenetics. ... both the expert and the novice will find this book a valuable source of information on the various epigenetic phenomena. (Frank Sauer, Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 7 (10), October, 2005) Professor Philippe Jeanteur, who is one of the editors of this PMSB Springer series, coordinated a well reknown group of scientists working on epigenetics to provide us with an updated collection of papers treating epigenetic phenomena in Mammals, insects and plants. Well done: careful presentations, well illustrated and rich in bibliography, this book is a must for those interested in epigenetics. (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 49 (4), 2005)

"From the reviews: ""This book contains ten excellent chapters … . Thoroughly covers a rapidly developing and expanding field. The different chapters are well written and provide clear, concise and informative views on the topic. Notably, each chapter ends with a conclusion describing current models and future challenges in epigenetics. … both the expert and the novice will find this book a valuable source of information on the various epigenetic phenomena."" (Frank Sauer, Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 7 (10), October, 2005) ""Professor Philippe Jeanteur, who is one of the editors of this PMSB Springer series, coordinated a well reknown group of scientists working on epigenetics to provide us with an updated collection of papers treating epigenetic phenomena in Mammals, insects and plants. Well done: careful presentations, well illustrated and rich in bibliography, this book is a must for those interested in epigenetics."" (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 49 (4), 2005)"

From the reviews: This book contains ten excellent chapters ... . Thoroughly covers a rapidly developing and expanding field. The different chapters are well written and provide clear, concise and informative views on the topic. Notably, each chapter ends with a conclusion describing current models and future challenges in epigenetics. ... both the expert and the novice will find this book a valuable source of information on the various epigenetic phenomena. (Frank Sauer, Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 7 (10), October, 2005) Professor Philippe Jeanteur, who is one of the editors of this PMSB Springer series, coordinated a well reknown group of scientists working on epigenetics to provide us with an updated collection of papers treating epigenetic phenomena in Mammals, insects and plants. Well done: careful presentations, well illustrated and rich in bibliography, this book is a must for those interested in epigenetics. (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 49 (4), 2005)

From the reviews: <p> This book contains ten excellent chapters a ] . Thoroughly covers a rapidly developing and expanding field. The different chapters are well written and provide clear, concise and informative views on the topic. Notably, each chapter ends with a conclusion describing current models and future challenges in epigenetics. a ] both the expert and the novice will find this book a valuable source of information on the various epigenetic phenomena. (Frank Sauer, Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 7 (10), October, 2005) <p> Professor Philippe Jeanteur, who is one of the editors of this PMSB Springer series, coordinated a well reknown group of scientists working on epigenetics to provide us with an updated collection of papers treating epigenetic phenomena in Mammals, insects and plants. Well done: careful presentations, well illustrated and rich in bibliography, this book is a must for those interested in epigenetics. (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 49 (4), 2005)

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