H3K9/HP1 and Polycomb: two key epigenetic silencing pathways for gene regulation and embryo development.

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Summary

This review describes the H3K9/HP1 and Polycomb pathways, which mediate transcriptional repression by modifying chromatin, and discusses how these two major epigenetic silencing modes are dynamically regulated and how they contribute to the early steps of embryo development.

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review
Published
2013-01-01
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Keywords

Biology, Chromatin, Cell biology, Polycomb-group proteins, Genetics

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