Barring gene expression after XIST: Maintaining facultative heterochromatin on the inactive X

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 359-367

  Chadwick, Brian P ^a   Willard, Huntington F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barr body; Facultative heterochromatin; Inactive X chromosome; XIST

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CPG ISLAND; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; INTERPHASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIC CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; X CHROMATIN; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0842346448     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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