Recent advances in X-chromosome inactivation research

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 825-832

  Pollex, Tim ^a   Heard, Edith ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; NUCLEOPLASMIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; RNA, LONG NONCODING; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84871934514     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.10.007     Document Type: Review

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