Epigenetics Protocols - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 158829336X ISBN 13 : 9781588293367

Editeur : Humana Press Inc., 2004

Synopsis

The field of epigenetics has grown exponentially in the past decade, and a steady flow of exciting discoveries in this area has served to move it to the forefront of molecular biology. Although epigenetics may previously have been considered a peripheral science, recent advances have shown considerable progress in unraveling the many mysteries of nontraditional genetic processes. Given the fast pace of epigenetic discoveries and the groundbreaking nature of these developments, a thorough treatment of the methods in the area seems timely and appropriate and is the goal of Epigenetics Protocols. The scope of epigenetics is vast, and an exhaustive analysis of all of the techniques employed by investigators would be unrealistic. However, this (TM) volume of Methods in Molecular Biology covers three main areas that should be of greatest interest to epigenetics investigators: (1) techniques related to analysis of chromatin remodeling, such as histone acetylation and methylation; (2) methods in newly developed and especially promising areas of epigenetics such as telomere position effects, quantitative epigenetics, and ADP ribosylation; and (3) an updated analysis of techniques involving DNA methylation and its role in the modification, as well as the maintenance, of chromatin structure.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Focusing on the two broad areas of epigenetics, DNA methylation and chromatin modifications, this book highlights select techniques that have been mainstays in the field. It also covers methods especially relevant to extant discoveries in epigenetics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Humana Press Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 158829336X
• ISBN 13: 9781588293367
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Éditeur: Tollefsbol Trygve O.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible