KEY TERMS

cell type

histone

chromatin

nucleosome

nucleosome core particle

transcription factor

homeodomain

basic-leucine zipper (bZip) protein

Cys2His2 zinc-finger domain

mediator

combinatorial control

enhancer

induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell

hypersensitive site

chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)

hypomethylation

CpG island

nuclear hormone receptor

estrogen response element (ERE)

coactivator

agonist

anabolic steroid

antagonist

selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)

histone acetyltransferase (HAT)

acetyllysine-binding domain

bromodomain

TATA-box-binding protein associated factor (TAF)

chromatin-remodeling complex

histone deacetylase

transferrin

transferrin receptor

ferritin

iron-response element (IRE)

IRE-binding protein (IRP)

microRNA (miRNA)

Argonaute family proteins