Genomic imprinting : causes and consequences / edited by R. Ohlsson, K. Hall, and M. Ritzen. — Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. – (58.21/G335) |
Contents
Contents
I Genomic imprinting in mammals
1 The role of imprinting in early mammalian development
2 The evolution of parental imprinting: a review of hypotheses
3 Genetic variations in parental imprinting on mouse chromosome 17
II Chromatin structure and DNA modifications
4 Epigenetic inheritance: the chromatin connection
5 Chromobox genes and the molecular mechanisms of cellular Determination
6 The biochemical basis of allele-specific gene expression in genomic imprinting and X inactivation
7 DNA methylation and mammalian development
III Mechanisms of imprinting
8 X chromosome inactivation and imprinting
9 Imprinting of H19 and Xist in uniparental embryos
10 Imprinted genes, allelic methylation, and imprinted modifiers of methylation
11 Genomic imprinting of the HI9 and Igf2 genes in the mouse
12 Plasticity of imprinting
13 Regional regulation of allele-specific gene expression
IV Genomic imprinting in embryonal tumors and overgrowth disorders
14 Genomic imprinting in embryonal tumors and overgrowth disorders
15 Tracking imprinting: the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
16 Genomic imprinting in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
17 Mitotic crossing over and the disruption of genomic imprinting
18 Evaluating H19 as an imprinted tumor suppressor gene
19 A domain of abnormal imprinting in human cancer
V Genomic imprinting and the Prader-Willi syndrome
20 Parent-of-origin-specific DNA methylation and imprinting mutations on human chromosome 15
21 The SNRPN gene and Prader-Willi syndrome
VI Imprinting: a search for new genes and unifying principles
22 Use of chromosome rearrangements for investigations into imprinting in the mouse
23 A new imprinted gene, U2af-related sequence, isolated by a methylation-sensitive genome scanning method
24 The mouse Igf2/MPR gene: a model for all gametic imprinted genes?
Index