… of chromatin structure in genomic imprinting? One strong structural candidate is the
differentially methylated region (DMR) that corresponds to a specialized chromatin center of …

… Chromatin at transcribed regions of the genome is marked by H3 lysine-36 methylation (Mikkelsen
et al. 2007). This unique signature was used recently to map long ncRNAs located …

… imprinted genes represents a clear situation in which epigenetic mechanisms restrict gene
… the role of DNA modifications and chromatin structure in maintaining appropriate patterns of …

… the mechanisms whereby insulator/boundary elements organise the … chromatin structure
mediated by insulators and boundaries associated with genomic elements that control imprinted …

… At most imprinted domains however, more complex mechanisms are involved that can
affect … chromosome—acts as a chromatin boundary that blocks interactions between regions …

… imprinted regions that could direct chromatin alterations or recruit additional epigenetic
mechanisms. … extending beyond the previously established boundaries of imprinted regions [37]. …

… 'reading mechanisms' that convert the imprint into differential gene expression. … chromatin
boundary that is 'closed' when unmethylated, and 'open' when methylated. A specific chromatin …

… Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic mechanism of transcriptional regulation through which
… The two parental copies of an imprinted gene often exhibit differential chromatin structure (…

… gene expression, DNA methylation has been an attractive candidate for the biochemical
mechanism of genomic imprinting. … the boundaries of these chromatin domains and chromatin …

… contribution of genomic imprinting studies to our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms.
… proteins that bring about gene repression through recruitment of chromatin modifiers. A …