Mbd2 contributes to DNA methylation-directed repression of the Xist gene

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3750-3757

  Barr, Helen ^a   Hermann, Andrea ^a   Berger, Jennifer ^a   Tsai, Hsin Hao ^a   Adie, Karen ^a   Prokhortchouk, Anna ^a   Hendrich, Brian ^a   Bird, Adrian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; TRICHOSTATIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENOTYPE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HISTONES; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; MALE; MICE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 34248170739     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.02204-06     Document Type: Article

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