Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression

by Elgin, Sarah C. R.

• ISBN13: 9780199635764
• ISBN10: 0199635765
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-09-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Due to advances in molecular biology techniques, chromatin structure and function has re-emerged as a key research area in the investigation of gene regulation and expression. This indispensable new book provides the busy researcher with an overview of all the latest research in this important area. Topicality and breadth of coverage is assured by the contributions of an international group of over 30 leading scientists in this field. Contents list: Elements of chromatin structure: histones, nucleosomes, fibers; DNA structure: implications for chromatin structure and function; Replication and assembly; Promoter potentiation and activation: chromatin structure and transcriptional induction of heat shock genes; Initiation of expression: remodelling genes; Transcription on chromatin templates; Chromatin structure and epigenetic regulation in yeast; Epigenetic regulation in Drosophilia: a conspiracy of silence; Boundaries and domains; Epigenetic regulation in mammalian cells.

Table of Contents

Elements of chromatin structure: histones, nucleosomes, fibers

DNA structure: implications for chromatin structure and function

Replication and assembly

Promoter potentiation and activation: chromatin structure and transcriptional induction of heat shock genes

Initiation of expression: remodelling genes

Transcription on chromatin templates

Chromatin structure and epigenetic regulation in yeast

Epigenetic regulation in Drosophila: a conspiracy of silence

Boundaries and domains

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