X chromosome inactivation: Heterogeneity of heterochromatin

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 370-379

  Sidhu, Sharan K ^a   Minks, Jakub ^a   Chang, Samuel C ^a   Cotton, Allison M ^a   Brown, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dosage compensation; Facultative heterochromatin; X chromosome inactivation; XIST

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

DOSAGE COMPENSATION; FACULTATIVE HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN MODELS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOMES; XIST;

CHROMOSOMES;

CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC CELL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 54249111113     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/O08-100     Document Type: Review

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