title: Gene silencing, cell fate and nuclear organisation.
abstract: Although advances in molecular biology have allowed us to identify and describe many of the events associated with turning genes on, much less attention has generally been focussed on the related process of gene silencing. This is surprising as heritable gene inactivation plays an important role in determining cell lineage fates during development and defining their temporal order. Recent advances in the area of chromatin and chromosome organisation may have an impact on our understanding of cellular differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Lymphocyte Development Group, Medical Research Council, Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK. amanda.fisher@csc.mrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Amanda G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merkenschlager
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006570:Heterochromatin / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006570:Heterochromatin