Hsp90 Affecting Chromatin Remodeling Might Explain Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in Drosophila

• Published in: Current genomics Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. 500 - 508
• Main Authors: Ruden, Douglas M, Lu, Xiangyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 01.11.2008
• Subjects: Drosophila

Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, while poorly understood, is of great interest because it might help explain the increase in the incidence of diseases with an environmental contribution in humans, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Here, we review five Drosophila examples of trans...