The X and Y chromosomes assemble into H2A.Z, containing facultative heterochromatin, following meiosis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5394-5405

  Greaves, Ian K ^a   Rangasamy, Danny ^a   Devoy, Michael ^a   Marshall Graves, Jennifer A ^b   Tremethick, David J ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2AZ; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUCHROMATIN; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33745851176     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00519-06     Document Type: Article

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