Epigenetic technological applications / edited by Y. George Zheng. - [2015] - 1 online resource. - Translational epigenetics series . - Translational epigenetics series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The state of the art of epigenetic technologies -- Technologies for the measurement and mapping of genomic 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine -- High-throughput sequencing-based mapping of cytosine modifications -- Application of mass spectrometry in translational epigenetics -- Techniques analyzing chromatin modifications at specific single loci -- Comprehensive analysis of mammalian linker-histone variants and their mutants -- Crystallography-based mechanistic insights into epigenetic regulation -- Chemical and genetic approaches to study histone modifications -- Peptide microarrays for profiling of epigenetic targets -- Current methods for methylome profiling -- Bioinformatics and biostatistics in mining epigenetic disease markers and targets -- Computational modeling to elucidate molecular mechanisms of epigenetic memory -- DNA methyltransferase inhibitors for cancer therapy -- Histone acetyltransferases: enzymes, assays, and inhibitors -- In vitro histone deacetylase activity screening: making a case for better assays -- Enzymatic assays of histone methyltransferase enzymes -- Histone methyltransferase inhibitors for cancer therapy -- Discovery of histone demethylase inhibitors -- Histone demethylases: background, purification, and detection -- Animal model study of epigenetic inhibitors -- Index.

9780128013274 0128013273 0128010800 9780128010808


Epigenetics.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry
Epigenetics.
Genetic Therapy.
Acetylation.
DNA Methylation--genetics.
Epigenomics.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease.


Electronic books.

QH450