X-changing information on X inactivation

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 316, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 679-687

  Barakat, Tahsin Stefan ^a   Jonkers, Iris ^a   Monkhorst, Kim ^a   Gribnau, Joost ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Rnf12; Stochastic; Tsix; X chromosome inactivation; XCI; Xist

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN RNF12; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AUTOSOMAL INHERITANCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; DIPLOIDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC STABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SISTER CHROMATID; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENE; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77049120689     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.01.015     Document Type: Review

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