Handbook of epigenetics : the new molecular and medical genetics / edited by Trygve O. Tollefsbol, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, Integrative Center for Aging Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, Nutrition, Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, University Wide Microbiome Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.

Preceded by: Handbook of epigenetics / edited by Trygve O. Tollefsbol. Second edition. [2017].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Epigenetics Overview SECTION I: Molecular Mechanisms of Epigenetics 2. Mechanisms of DNA Methylation and Demethylation during Mammalian Development 3. Mechanisms of Histone Modification 4. The Epigenetics of Non-coding RNA 5. Prions and Prion-like Phenomena in Epigenetic Inheritance 6. Higher-order Chromatin Organization in Diseases 7. Polycomb-group Proteins and Epigenetic Control of Gene Activity SECTION II: Methods in Epigenetics 8. Methods for Assessing DNA Cytosine Modifications Genome-wide 9. Analyses of Genome-wide Histone Modifications in the Mammalian Genome 10. Techniques for Genome-wide Expression of Non-coding RNA 11. Computational Epigenetics SECTION III: Model Organisms of Epigenetics 12. Epigenetics of Lower Organisms 13. Drosophila Epigenetics 14. Models of Mouse Epigenetic Inheritance: Classification, Mechanisms, and Experimental Strategies 15. Plant Epigenomics SECTION IV: Factors Influencing Epigenetic Changes 16. Dynamic Changes in Epigenetic Modifications During Mammalian Transitions 17. Epigenetic Biomarkers 18. Transposable elements shaping the epigenome 19. Metabolic Regulation of DNA Methylation in Mammalian Cells 20. Dietary and Metabolic Compounds Affecting Covalent Histone Modifications 21. Epigenetics, Stem Cells and Cellular Differentiation 22. Regeneration Epigenetics 23. Epigenetics of X-chromosome Inactivation 24. Epigenetics of Memory Processes 25. Transgenerational Epigenetics 26. DNA Methylation Clocks in Age-related Disease SECTION V: Evolutionary Epigenetics 27. Evolution of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Plants 28. Evolution of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Animals and Their Role in Speciation 29. Adaptive Evolution and Epigenetics SECTION VI: Epigenetic Epidemiology 30. Epigenetics of Livestock Breeding 31. Nutritional Epigenetics and Metabolic Syndrome 32. Epigenetics of Drug Addiction 33. Environmental Influence of Epigenetics 34. The Gut Microbiota Influence on Human Epigenetics, Health and Disease 35. Population Pharmacoepigenomics SECTION VII: Epigenetics and Human Disease 36. Cancer Epigenetics 37. The Role of Epigenetics in Autoimmune Disorders 38. Epigenetics of Brain Disorders 39. The Epigenetics of Metabolic Diseases 40. Imprinting Disorders in Humans SECTION VIII: Epigenetic Therapy 41. DNA Demethylating Agents in Clinical Medicine 42. Clinical Applications of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors 43. Combination Epigenetic Therapy SECTION XI: The Future of Epigenetics 44. New Directions for Epigenetic Research: Application of Engineered DNA-binding Molecules to Locus-specific Epigenetic Research