X chromosome inactivation sparked by non-coding RNAs

RNA Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-99

  Leeb, Martin ^a   Steffen, Philipp A ^a   Wutz, Anton ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Dosage compensation; Epigenetics; Gene regulation; Non coding RNA; Tsix; X inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; XIST GENE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 66349101408     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.6.2.7716     Document Type: Review

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