Epigenetic regulation of X-inactivation in human embryonic stem cells

Epigenetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-22

  Dvash, Tamar ^a   Fan, Guoping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Embryonic stem cells; Epigenetics; hESC; ICM; X inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; CELL CLONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GASTRULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROMOTER REGION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 66349083800     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.4.1.7438     Document Type: Review

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