Long non-coding RNA modifies chromatin: Epigenetic silencing by long non-coding RNAs

BioEssays

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 830-839

  Saxena, Alka ^a   Carninci, Piero ^a  

^a RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airn Kcnq1ot1; Enhancers; Epigenetic modifications; Imprinting; Non coding RNA; Xist HOTAIR

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME, HUMAN; HISTONES; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RETT SYNDROME; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 80054684399     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201100084     Document Type: Article

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