Epigenetics.Epigenetics C. David Allis, Thomas Jenuwein, & Danny Reinberg, editors Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
500 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, NY 11797-2924 0879697245 $150.00 www.cshlpress.com Epigenetics is a scientific textbook written to teach advanced undergraduate and graduate college students about epigenetic epigenetic /epi·ge·net·ic/ (-je-net´ik) 1. pertaining to epigenesis. 2. altering the activity of genes without changing their structure. mechanisms, which regulate gene expression in many biological processes. Chapters cover histone histone (hĭs`tōn), any of a class of protein molecules found in the chromosomes of eukaryotic cells. They complex with the DNA (see nucleic acid) and pack the DNA into tight masses of chromatin, which have the structure of coiled coils, much modifications, chromatin chromatin: see chromosome. remodeling, DNA methylation, siRNAs and gene silencing, X-chromosome inactivation inactivation /in·ac·ti·va·tion/ (in-ak?ti-va´shun) the destruction of biological activity, as of a virus, by the action of heat or other agent. , epigenetics in microbes, plants, insects and mammals, and much more. An in-depth, scholarly, and informative instructional reference, interspersed with occasional color photographs and diagrams, featuring an extensive list of references and a general summary at the end of each chapter to aid comprehension. An invaluable educational tool for specialized college science courses, as well as for professionals in the field of biology seeking to sharpen their understanding of modern epigenetics. |
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