Regulator of sex-limitation (Rs1) encodes a pair of KRAB zinc-finger genes that control sexually dimorphic liver gene expression

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2664-2674

  Krebs, Christopher J ^a   Larkins, Leslie K ^a   Price, Ryan ^a   Tullis, Kathryn M ^a   Miller, Raymond D ^b   Robins, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

KRAB zinc finger protein; Liver gene expression; Regulator of sex limitation; Sex limited protein (S1p); Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KRAB ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RNA; SEX LIMITED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC MARKER; KRAB ZINC FINGER GENE; KRUPPEL ASSOCIATED BOX ZINC FINGER GENE; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR OF SEX LIMITATION GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; ZINC FINGERS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242361621     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1135703     Document Type: Article

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