MBD3L1 and MBD3l2, two new proteins homologous to the methyl-CpG-binding proteins MBD2 and MBD3: Characterization of MBD3l1 as a testis-specific transcriptional repressor

Genomics

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 621-629

  Jiang, Chun Ling ^a   Jin, Seung Gi ^a   Lee, Dong Hyun ^a   Lan, Zi Jian ^b   Xu, Xueping ^b   O'Connor, Timothy R ^a   Szabó, Piroska E ^a   Mann, Jeffrey R ^a   Cooney, Austin J ^b   Pfeifer, Gerd P ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Methyl CpG binding proteins; Repressor; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 3; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MBD3L1; PROTEIN MBD3L2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 12244253036     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.2002.7001     Document Type: Article

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