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Record Nr.

UNINA9910736984503321

Titolo

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Cell Programming and Reprogramming / / edited by Gang Pei

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9789811974199

9811974195

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (68 pages)

Collana

Reports of China’s Basic Research, , 2731-8915

Altri autori (Persone)

PeiGang

Disciplina

572

Soggetti

Biochemistry

Cytology

Medical genetics

Biomaterials

Nucleic acids

Cell Biology

Medical Genetics

Nucleic Acid

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Project Overview -- 2. Domestic and Foreign Research -- 3. Major Research Achievements -- 4.Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a major research program on epigenetic mechanisms of cell programming and reprogramming. The program was launched by the National Natural Science Foundation of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan period, which was started in October 2008 and concluded at the end of 2016. It first summarizes the epigenetic research plans and the current situation of epigenetic research in China and the international frontier. With the application of interdisciplinary research methods, the book discusses the development trends of epigenetic research, such as mechanisms of establishment and maintenance of epigenetic information and epigenetic regulation on reproduction and development. It also presents a variety of research achievements. For example, the discovery



of new epigenetic regulators and chromatin remodulaters and their biological functions and mechanisms are highlighted. Several regulation mechanisms of cell differentiation and trans-differentiation are discussed, especially the discovery of the key factors to promote the trans-differentiation of somatic cells to hepatocytes. In addition, this book puts forward some key academic fields with increasing importance, such as biochemistry, cell biology, and clinical medicine. Given its scope, the book is of interest to researchers who work in cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology, bioinformatics, clinical medicine, and other related fields. .