Characterisation of histone variant distribution in human embryonic stem cells by transfection of in vitro transcribed mRNA

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1128-1142

  Shaw, Margaret L ^a   Williams, Evan J ^a   Hawes, Susan ^b   Saffery, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; HISTONE; HISTONE H1; HISTONE H1A; HISTONE H1B; HISTONE H1C; HISTONE H1D; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2ABBD; HISTONE H2AX; HISTONE H2AZ; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H3.3; HISTONE MACROH2A1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 70350459057     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21077     Document Type: Article

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