RNF12 initiates X-chromosome inactivation by targeting REX1 for degradation

Nature

Volumn 485, Issue 7398, 2012, Pages 386-390

  Gontan, Cristina ^a   Achame, Eskeatnaf Mulugeta ^a   Demmers, Jeroen ^a   Barakat, Tahsin Stefan ^a   Rentmeester, Eveline ^a   Van Ijcken, Wilfred ^a   Grootegoed, J Anton ^a   Gribnau, Joost ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; REX1 PROTEIN; RNF12 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME; COEVOLUTION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UBIQUITINATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; UBIQUITINATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84861072086     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11070     Document Type: Article

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