The distinction between epigenetics and epigenomics.


Journal

Trends in genetics : TIG
ISSN: 0168-9525
Titre abrégé: Trends Genet
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8507085

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 02 07 2024
revised: 10 10 2024
accepted: 10 10 2024
medline: 26 10 2024
pubmed: 26 10 2024
entrez: 25 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

'Epigenetics' is the process by which distinct cell types or cell states are inherited through multiple cell divisions. 'Epigenomics' refers to DNA-associated physical and functional entities including histone modifications and DNA methylation, not concepts of inheritance. Conflating epigenetics and epigenomics is confusing and causes misunderstanding of a fundamental biological process.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39455382
pii: S0168-9525(24)00236-1
doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.10.002
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doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of interests No interests are declared.

Auteurs

Kevin Struhl (K)

Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: kevin@hms.harvard.edu.

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