Retrogenes in Preimplantation Embryo Development: A Unique Mode of Transcriptional Regulation

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 346-350

  Huang, Chiu Jung ^a   Choo, Kong Bung ^b,c  

^a Department of Agricultural Chemistry   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

embryo development; methylation; preimplantation; retrogene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; RNF 33 PROTEIN; RNF 35 PROTEIN; TDPOZ 1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZFP 353 PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ACTIVATION; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXON; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; INTRON; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZYGOTE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 70149105257     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70385-5     Document Type: Review

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