Epigenetic modifications unlock the milk protein gene loci during mouse mammary gland development and differentiation.

Unlike other tissues, development and differentiation of the mammary gland occur mostly after birth. The roles of systemic hormones and local growth factors important for this development and functional differentiation are well-studied. In other tissues, it has been shown that chromatin organization...

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Main Authors: Monique Rijnkels, Courtneay Freeman-Zadrowski, Joseph Hernandez, Vani Potluri, Liguo Wang, Wei Li, Danielle G Lemay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534698?pdf=render