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Vernalization and Epigenetic Inheritance: A Game of Histones

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Cells inherit molecular 'memories' of previously experienced conditions through epigenetic processes. Recent findings provide insights into the problem of how epigenetic states are inherited through cell division, with intriguing mechanistic… Click to show full abstract

Cells inherit molecular 'memories' of previously experienced conditions through epigenetic processes. Recent findings provide insights into the problem of how epigenetic states are inherited through cell division, with intriguing mechanistic links to histone variants and DNA replication.

Keywords: game histones; epigenetic inheritance; inheritance game; vernalization epigenetic; biology

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2017

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