Sex chromosome inactivation in germ cells: Emerging roles of DNA damage response pathways

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2559-2572

  Ichijima, Yosuke ^a   Sin, Ho Su ^a   Namekawa, Satoshi H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Checkpoint; DNA damage response; Epigenetics; Germ cells; Meiosis; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; ATR PROTEIN; HISTONE H2AX; MEDIATOR OF DNA DAMAGE CHECKPOINT 1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL STRESS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; EPIGENETICS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84864358475     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0941-5     Document Type: Review

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