DNA hypomethylation can activate Xist expression and silence X-linked genes

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 1991-2002

  Panning, Barbara ^a   Jaenisch, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; X chromosome inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GASTRULATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENCER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029956442     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.16.1991     Document Type: Article

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