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Defects in dosage compensation impact global gene regulation in the mouse trophoblast.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 2017
Sakata Yuka, Nagao Koji, Hoki Yuko, Sasaki Hiroyuki, Obuse Chikashi, Sado Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Xist RNA, which is responsible for X inactivation, is a key epigenetic player in the embryogenesis of female mammals. Of the several repeats conserved in Xist RNA, the A-repeat has been shown to be essential for its silencing function in differentiating embryonic stem cells. Here, we introduced a new Xist allele into mouse that produces mutated Xist RNA lacking the A-repeat (XistCAGΔ5' ). XistCAGΔ5' RNA expressed...
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