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Differential methylation of Xite and CTCF sites in Tsix mirrors the pattern of X-inactivation choice in mice.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Mar 2006
Boumil Rebecca Maxfield, Ogawa Yuya, Sun Bryan K, Huynh Khanh D, Lee Jeannie T
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During mammalian dosage compensation, one of two X-chromosomes in female cells is inactivated. The choice of which X is silenced can be imprinted or stochastic. Although genetic loci influencing the choice decision have been identified, the primary marks for imprinting and random selection remain undefined. Here, we examined the role of DNA methylation, a mechanism known to regulate imprinting in autosomal loci,...
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