The Role of CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) in genomic imprinting, development, and reproduction

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Franco, Maurício M ^a   Prickett, Adam R ^b   Oakey, Rebecca J ^b  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Chromatin; Early development; Epigenetics; Genomic imprinting

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF; CCCTC-BINDING FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPRODUCTION; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84928323905     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.122945     Document Type: Short Survey

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