Characterization of DXZ4 conservation in primates implies important functional roles for CTCF binding, array expression and tandem repeat organization on the X chromosome

Genome Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  McLaughlin, Christine R ^a   Chadwick, Brian P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; PROTEIN DXZ4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CCCTC-BINDING FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUCHROMATIN; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TANDEM REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LEMURIDAE; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATE; PROMOTER REGION;

MACACA; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHROMATIN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EUCHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; LEMUR; PHYLOGENY; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 79953884651     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-4-r37     Document Type: Article

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