Differential patterns of histone methylation and acetylation distinguish active and repressed alleles at X-linked genes

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 66-74

  Goto, Y ^a   Gomez, M ^b   Brockdorff, N ^b   Feil, R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; LYSINE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE REPRESSION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ACETYLATION; ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LYSINE; MALE; METHYLATION; MICE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345393236     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071576     Document Type: Article

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