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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Ruslan Sadreyev
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36905 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Pinter Stefan F SF Sadreyev Ruslan I RI Yildirim Eda E Jeon Yesu Y Ohsumi Toshiro K TK Borowsky Mark M Lee Jeannie T JT
Genome research 20120904 10
X chromosome inactivation (XCI) achieves dosage balance in mammals by repressing one of two X chromosomes in females. During XCI, the long noncoding Xist RNA and Polycomb proteins spread along the inactive X (Xi) to initiate chromosome-wide silencing. Although inactivation is known to commence at the X-inactivation center (Xic), how it propagates remains unknown. Here, we examine allele-specific binding of Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and chromatin composition during XCI and generate a c ...[more]