Author:Jason Knott (Editor), Keith Latham (Editor) Full Title: Chromatin Regulation Of Early Embryonic Lineage Specification Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2018 edition (November 25, 2017) Year: 2018 ISBN-13: 9783319631875 (978-3-319-63187-5), 9783319631868 (978-3-319-63186-8) ISBN-10: 331963187X, 3319631861 Pages: 78 Language: English Genre: Biomedical Sciences: Human Genetics File type: EPUB (True), PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 117.69 € Five leaders in the field of mammalian preimplantation embryo development provide their own perspectives on key molecular and cellular processes that mediate lineage formation during the first week of life. The first cell-fate decision involves the formation of the pluripotent inner cell mass (ICM) and extraembryonic trophectoderm (TE). The second cell-fate choice encompasses the transformation of ICM into extraembryonic primitive endoderm (PE) and pluripotent epiblast. The processes, which occur during the period of preimplantation development, serve as the foundation for subsequent developmental events such as implantation, placentation, and gastrulation. The mechanisms that regulate them are complex and involve many different factors operating spatially and temporally over several days to modulate embryonic chromatin structure, impose cellular polarity, and direct distinct gene expression programs in the first cell lineages. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!