Global gene silencing is caused by the dissociation of RNA polymerase II from DNA in mouse oocytes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 502-507

  Abe, Ken Ichiro ^a   Inoue, Azusa ^a   Suzuki, Masataka G ^a   Aoki, Fugaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Oocyte; Transcription

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA POLYMERASE II; RPB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; OOCYTE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE SILENCING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NIH 3T3 CELLS; OOCYTES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 78649360994     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-068A     Document Type: Article

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