Function and evolution of the long noncoding RNA circuitry orchestrating X-chromosome inactivation in mammals

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 702-722

  Furlan, Giulia ^a   Rougeulle, Claire ^a  

^a Université Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FTX GENE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JPX GENE; LINX GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RSX GENE; TSIX GENE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; XIST GENE;

EID: 84985972745     PISSN: 17577004     EISSN: 17577012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1359     Document Type: Article

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