Stabilization and localization of Xist RNA are controlled by separate mechanisms and are not sufficient for X inactivation

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-23

  Clemson, Christine Moulton ^a   Chow, Jennifer C ^b   Brown, Carolyn J ^b   Lawrence, Jeanne Bentley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032514257     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.1.13     Document Type: Article

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