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High-resolution analysis of epigenetic changes associated with X inactivation.
Genome research - 1 Aug 2009
Marks Hendrik, Chow Jennifer C, Denissov Sergei, Françoijs Kees-Jan, Brockdorff Neil, Heard Edith, Stunnenberg Hendrik G
Abstract excerpt
Differentiation of female murine ES cells triggers silencing of one X chromosome through X-chromosome inactivation (XCI). Immunofluorescence studies showed that soon after Xist RNA coating the inactive X (Xi) undergoes many heterochromatic changes, including the acquisition of H3K27me3. However, the mechanisms that lead to the establishment of heterochromatin remain unclear. We first analyze chromatin changes by...
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