X-chromosome inactivation during spermatogenesis is regulated by an Xist/Tsix-independent mechanism in the mouse

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-266

  McCarrey, John R ^a,b   Watson, Cathy ^b,e   Atencio, Julia ^a   Ostermeier, Charles ^c   Marahrens, York ^d,f   Jaenisch, Rudolf ^d   Krawetz, Stephen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Meiosis; Testis; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TSIX GENE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; XIST GENE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 6444245240     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gene.10163     Document Type: Article

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