Epigenomics

Table of contents (23 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Epigenomic Technologies and Analytical Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 3-18

      Strategies for Epigenome Analysis

      A.B. Brinkman, H.G. Stunnenberg

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 19-35

      Sequencing the Epigenome

      Alexander Meissner, Bradley E. Bernstein

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 37-53

      Integrating Epigenomic Results

      Suk-Young Yoo, R.W. Doerge

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 55-66

      Visualising the Epigenome

      Paul Flicek, Ewan Birney

3. Roles of DNA, RNA and Chromatin in Epigenomics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 69-83

      The Expanding View of Cytosine Methylation

      J.M. Greally MB PhD

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 85-100

      Structural and Biochemical Advances in Mammalian DNA Methylation

      Xiaodong Cheng, Robert M. Blumenthal

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 101-118

      Epigenetic Profiling of Histone Variants

      Steven Henikoff

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 119-147

      Epigenetic Phenomena and Epigenomics in Maize

      Jay B. Hollick, Nathan Springer

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 149-162

      Epigenetic Silencing of Pericentromeric Heterochromatin by RNA Interference in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

      Sarahjane Locke, Robert Martienssen

   7. 

      Chapter

      Pages 163-175

      Describing Epigenomic Information in Arabidopsis

      Ian R. Henderson

   8. 

      Chapter

      Pages 177-185

      Role of Small RNAs in Establishing Chromosomal Architecture in Drosophila

      James A. Birchler

   9. 

      Chapter

      Pages 187-214

      MacroRNAs in the Epigenetic Control of X-Chromosome Inactivation

      Shinwa Shibata, Jeannie T. Lee

4. Epigenetic Control of Developmental Processes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 217-233

      Polycomb Complexes and the Role of Epigenetic Memory in Development

      Yuri B. Schwartz, Vincenzo Pirrotta

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 235-258

      Genomic Imprinting – A Model for Roles of Histone Modifications in Epigenetic Control

      Kirsten R. McEwen, Anne C. Ferguson-Smith

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 259-282

      The Epigenomic Landscape of Reprogramming in Mammals

      Gabriella Ficz, Cassandra R. Farthing, Wolf Reik

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 283-299

      Epigenetic Gene Regulation—Lessons from Globin

      Ann Dean, Steven Fiering

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 301-318

      Meiotic Silencing, Infertility and X Chromosome Evolution

      James M.A. Turner

5. The Epigenome in Health and Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 319-319

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 321-341

      Genome Defense: The Neurospora Paradigm

      M.R. Rountree, E.U. Selker

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 343-368

      Integrating the Genome and Epigenome in Human Disease

      Claes Wadelius

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 369-384

      A Changing Epigenome in Health and Disease

      Esteban Ballestar, Manel Esteller