Novel epigenetic regulation of skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain genes. Focus on "Differential epigenetic modifications of histones at the myosin heavy chain genes in fast and slow skeletal muscle fibers and in response to muscle unloading"

Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2009 Jul;297(1):C1-3. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00176.2009. Epub 2009 Apr 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylation
  • Actins / genetics
  • Animals
  • Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly*
  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Hindlimb Suspension
  • Histones / metabolism*
  • Lysine
  • Methylation
  • Models, Animal
  • Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / metabolism*
  • Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / metabolism*
  • Myosin Heavy Chains / genetics*
  • Phenotype
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • RNA Precursors / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • Actins
  • Histones
  • Protein Isoforms
  • RNA Precursors
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Myosin Heavy Chains
  • Lysine