X-linked genes in female embryonic stem cells carry an epigenetic mark prior to the onset of X inactivation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1783-1790

  O'Neill, Laura P ^a   Randall, Tamzin E ^a   Lavender, Jayne ^a   Spotswood, Hugh T ^a   Lee, Jeannie T ^b,c   Turner, Bryan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; PRIMER DNA;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROBE; DNA STRUCTURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MARKER GENE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ACETYLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PRECIPITIN TESTS; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042131581     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg193     Document Type: Article

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