What an epigenome remembers
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What an epigenome remembers. / Lange, Ulrike C; Schneider, Robert.
in: BIOESSAYS, Jahrgang 32, Nr. 8, 01.08.2010, S. 659-68.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - What an epigenome remembers
AU - Lange, Ulrike C
AU - Schneider, Robert
PY - 2010/8/1
Y1 - 2010/8/1
N2 - During mammalian development, maintenance of cell fate through mitotic divisions require faithful replication not only of the DNA but also of a particular epigenetic state. Germline cells have the capacity of erasing this epigenetic memory at crucial times during development, thereby resetting their epigenome. Certain marks, however, appear to escape this reprogramming, which allows their transmission to the offspring and potentially guarantees transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Here we discuss the molecular requirements for faithful transmission of epigenetic information and our current knowledge about the transmission of epigenetic information through generations.
AB - During mammalian development, maintenance of cell fate through mitotic divisions require faithful replication not only of the DNA but also of a particular epigenetic state. Germline cells have the capacity of erasing this epigenetic memory at crucial times during development, thereby resetting their epigenome. Certain marks, however, appear to escape this reprogramming, which allows their transmission to the offspring and potentially guarantees transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Here we discuss the molecular requirements for faithful transmission of epigenetic information and our current knowledge about the transmission of epigenetic information through generations.
KW - inheritance
KW - DNA Methylation
KW - Epigenetics
KW - Histones
U2 - 10.1002/bies.201000030
DO - 10.1002/bies.201000030
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 20658704
VL - 32
SP - 659
EP - 668
JO - BIOESSAYS
JF - BIOESSAYS
SN - 0265-9247
IS - 8
ER -