Sexual dimorphism of hepatic gene expression: Novel biological role of KRAB zinc finger repressors revealed

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2607-2613

  Waxman, David J ^a   Celenza, John L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; KRAB ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SEX LIMITED PROTEIN; STAT5B PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KRAB ZINC FINGER GENE; KRUPPEL ASSOCIATED BOX ZINC FINGER GENE; LIVER; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR OF SEX LIMITATION GENE; REVIEW; RSL1 GENE; RSL2 GENE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 0242361627     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1154603     Document Type: Review

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