Global regulation of X chromosomal genes by the MSL complex in Drosophila melanogaster

Genes and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 2289-2294

  Hamada, Fumika N ^a,b   Park, Peter J ^a,c   Gordadze, Polina R ^a   Kuroda, Mitzi I ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

MSL complex; X chromosome dosage compensation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; TISSUE CULTURE CELL; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MALE; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; UP-REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 25844491702     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1343705     Document Type: Article

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