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 Epigenetics12. 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