Mouse Xist Expression Begins at Zygotic Genome Activation and Is Timed by a Zygotic Clock

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-20

  Zuccotti, Maurizio ^a,b   Boiani, Michele ^c   Ponce, Ruben ^c,d   Guizzardi, Stefano ^a   Scandroglio, Renato ^a   Garagna, Silvia ^c   Redi, Carlo Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Lab di Biologia dello Sviluppo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genomic imprinting; Preimplantation development; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNTRANSLATED RNA; X (INACTIVE) SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPT (XIST); X (INACTIVE)-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPT (XIST);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; X CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CYTOCHALASIN D; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; G2 PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MICE; PARTHENOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0036364553     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1126     Document Type: Article

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