title: A Drosophila model for the role of epigenetics in brain function and development.
abstract: A genetic study in Drosophila gives important insights into the epigenetic control of gene expression implicated in a human mental retardation syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Aging and Cognitive Diseases, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Roman M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Stilling
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D057890:Epigenomics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008745:Methylation; D023421:Models, Animal; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006657:Histones; C455847:EHMT1 protein, human; C445405:EHMT2 protein, human; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase