REST and Peace for the Neuronal-Specific Transcriptional Program
Despite a genetic homogeneity, cells in multicellular organisms are structurally and functionally heterogeneous. The diversity of cell phenotypes exists due to differential transcriptional programs precisely regulated by specific nuclear factors and induced upon differentiation. The differences in gene expression programs arise during development and become heritable during cell proliferation. Over the last few years, research has focused on three molecular mechanisms that mediate epigenetic phenomena
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