Characterization and quantitation of differential Tsix transcripts: Implications for Tsix function

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-136

  Shibata, Shinwa ^a   Lee, Jeannie T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TSIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA; RNA SPLICE SITES; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0037439284     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg010     Document Type: Review

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