Germ line imprinting in Drosophila: Epigenetics in search of function

• Published in: Fly (Austin, Tex.) Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 48 - 52
• Main Authors: Menon, Debashish U., Meller, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Animals; behavior; Binding; Biology; Bioscience; Calcium; Cancer; Cell; chromosome elimination; chromosomes; Cycle; Drosophila; Drosophila - genetics; epigenetics; gene expression; genome; Genomic Imprinting; Germ Cells; inactivation; insects; Landes; mammals; Organogenesis; Proteins

Germ line imprinting produces parent-specific differences in the behavior of chromosomes or expression of genes. Epigenetic marks, placed on chromosomes in the parental germ line, govern classical imprinted effects such as chromosomal inactivation, chromosome elimination and mono-allelic expression....