GENE745 EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS OF CELL FATE
Course Code: | 2190745 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
Department: | Molecular Biology and Genetics |
Language of Instruction: | English |
Level of Study: | Graduate |
Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr NİHAL TERZİ ÇİZMECİOĞLU |
Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Epigenetic control of pluripotency, reprogramming and transdifferentiation; Epigenetic regulation of embryonic stem cell differentiation, adult and cancer stem cells; epigenetic mechanisms during development; regulation of gene expression on chromatin level; eukaryotic genomic DNA packaging; post-translational modification of nucleosomes.