Lineage-specific function of the noncoding Tsix RNA for Xist repression and Xi reactivation in mice

Genes and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1702-1715

  Ohhata, Tatsuya ^a   Senner, Claire E ^b   Hemberger, Myriam ^b   Wutz, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Noncoding RNA; Reprogramming; Tsix; X chromosome inactivation; Xi reactivation

Indexed keywords

DNA; NONCODING TSIX RNA; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA; XIST RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GIANT CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE; TROPHOBLAST; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MUS;

EID: 84860390087     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.16997911     Document Type: Article

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