The emerging field of epigenetics in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 347 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.46 Authors: Jee-Yeon Hwang, Kelly A. Aromolaran & R. Suzanne Zukin Epigenetic mechanisms — including DNA methylation, histone post-translational modifications and changes in nucleosome positioning — regulate gene expression, cellular differentiation and development in almost all tissues, including the brain. In adulthood, changes in the epigenome are crucial for higher cognitive functions such as learning and
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