The coupling of X-chromosome inactivation to pluripotency

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2011, Pages 611-629

  Deuve, Jane Lynda ^a   Avner, Philip ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Stemness factors; Tsix; Xist

Indexed keywords

KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; REX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME COUPLING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE SILENCING; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; RNA, LONG UNTRANSLATED; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MURINAE;

EID: 80054047605     PISSN: 10810706     EISSN: 15308995     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-092910-154020     Document Type: Article

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