DNA methylation of germ-cell-specific basic helix-loop-helix (HLH) transcription factors, Sohlh2 and Figlα during gametogenesis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 550-561

  Pan, Bo ^a   Chao, Huhe ^a   Chen, Bo ^a   Zhang, Lianjun ^a   Li, Lan ^a   Sun, Xiaofeng ^a   Shen, Wei ^a  

^a QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Figl ; Gametogenesis; Sohlh2; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

FACTOR IN THE GERM LINE ALPHA PROTEIN; SOHLH2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GERM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EXONS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELLS; INTRONS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 80052214965     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar017     Document Type: Article

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