Ring1B is crucial for the regulation of developmental control genes and PRC1 proteins but not X inactivation in embryonic cells

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-229

  Leeb, Martin ^a   Wutz, Anton ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 1; PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC LINKAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; UBIQUITINATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONE CELLS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 34447508437     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200612127     Document Type: Article

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