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Epigenetics of the immune system /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Translational epigenetics series ;
v. 16. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Epigenetics of the Immune System
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: An introduction to immunology and epigenetics
- Development of immune cells
- Dynamics of the immune response
- Immunological memory
- Basic overview of epigenetic regulation
- Genome architecture at primary structure scale: Cis-regulation through DNA elements
- Genome architecture at secondary structure scale: Trans-regulation through chromatin packaging and nucleosome positioning
- Genome architecture at tertiary structure scale: Long-range chromatic interactions and gene regulation within chromatin ter ...
- Posttranscriptional regulation of RNA expression
- Posttranslational modifications: Chromatin remodeling complexes and histones
- Posttranslational modifications: Nonhistone proteins
- Advancing technology and use of interdisciplinary approaches
- References
- Chapter 2: Plant epigenetics and the `intelligent� priming system to combat biotic stress
- Introduction
- Plant DNA methylation
- De novo DNA methylation
- Maintenance DNA methylation
- Histone modifications
- RNA-associated silencing
- Epigenetics of plant microbe interactions
- Epigenetics of plant insect interactions
- Epigenetics of immune system and memory in plants
- Plant epigenetics: Model plants and application in agriculture
- Somatic embryogenesis
- Heterosis
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Understanding immune system development: An epigenetic perspective
- Introduction: An outline of the chapter
- Epigenetic modifications and their functional output
- Transcriptional control of epigenetic modifications: From on/off to cycling of epigenetic modifications
- DNA methylation: The mark of silence
- Histone modifications: Key epigenetic drivers
- Interdependence of DNA and histone modifications
- Epigenetic modifications mediated by chromatin remodeling and noncoding RNA (ncRNA)
- Accessible chromatin: A prelude to transcription
- Poised state of a gene: Epigenetic modifications priming gene for activation
- Epigenetic mechanisms regulating immune cell development
- Epigenetic regulation during hematopoiesis
- Development of innate immune cells: Regulation by epigenetic processes
- Development of natural killer (NK) cells
- ILC2 cell development
- Development of macrophages
- Development of dendritic cells
- Transcription factors and epigenetic mechanisms involved in DC development
- Epigenetic mechanisms in adaptive immune system
- B-cell development and differentiation-An epigenetic perspective
- Pro-B to pre-B cell commitment
- Pre-B to immature B cells-Formation of BCR
- Peripheral differentiation of B cells
- Role of epigenetic regulation in T cells