Preface
1 Epigenetics: From Phenomenon to Field
2 A Brief History of Epigenetics
3 Overview and Concepts
4 Epigenetics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
5 Position-Effect Variegation, Heterochromatin Formation, and Gene Silencing in Drosophila
6 Fungal Models for Epigenetic Research: Schizosac charomyces pombe and Neurospora crassa
7 Epigenetics of Ciliates
8 RNAi and Heterochromatin Assembly
9 Epigenetic Regulation in Plants
10 Chromatin Modifications and Their Mechanism of Action
11 Transcriptional Silencing by Polycomb Group Proteins
12 Transcriptional Regulation by Trithorax Group Proteins
13 Histone Variants and Epigenetics
14 Epigenetic Regulation of Chromosome Inheritance
15 Epigenetic Regulation of the X Chromosomes in C. elegans
16 Dosage Compensation in Drosophila
17 Dosage Compensation in Mammals
18 DNA Methylation in Mammals
19 Genomic Imprinting in Mammals
20 Germ Line and Pluripotent Stem Cells
21 Epigenetic Control of Lymphopoiesis
22 Nuclear Transplantation and the Reprogramming of the Genome
23 Epigenetics and Human Disease
24 Epigenetic Determinants of Cancer
Appendices
1 WWW Resources
2 Histone Modifications and References
Index