Methylation of HoxA5 and HoxB5 and its relevance to expression during mouse development

Gene

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Hershko, Alon Y ^a   Kafri, Tal ^b   Fainsod, Abraham ^a   Razin, Aharon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Homeobox genes; Methylation kinetics; Methylation patterns; Mouse development

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; FETUS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENOME; MAMMAL; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILENCER GENE; TISSUE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037413703     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378111902010910     Document Type: Article

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