New lessons from random X-chromosome inactivation in the mouse

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 409, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Clerc, Philippe ^a   Avner, Philip ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

dosage compensation; gene silencing; long noncoding RNAs; random X chromosome inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; ECTODERM; EPIGENETICS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955593163     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.02.022     Document Type: Review

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