Non-CpG methylation occurs in the regulatory region of the Sry gene

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 586-593

  Nishino, Koichiro ^a,b,c,d   Hattori, Naoko ^a   Sato, Shun ^a   Arai, Yoshikazu ^a   Tanaka, Satoshi ^a   Nagy, Andras ^c   Shiota, Kunio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Non CpG methylation; Sry

Indexed keywords

SRY PROTEIN, MOUSE; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CPG ISLAND; DBA MOUSE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED ICR; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80355125737     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-033A     Document Type: Article

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