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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
SUBMITTER: Barbara Meyer
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43086 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Kruesi William S WS Core Leighton J LJ Waters Colin T CT Lis John T JT Meyer Barbara J BJ
eLife 20130618
The X-chromosome gene regulatory process called dosage compensation ensures that males (1X) and females (2X) express equal levels of X-chromosome transcripts. The mechanism in Caenorhabditis elegans has been elusive due to improperly annotated transcription start sites (TSSs). Here we define TSSs and the distribution of transcriptionally engaged RNA polymerase II (Pol II) genome-wide in wild-type and dosage-compensation-defective animals to dissect this regulatory mechanism. Our TSS-mapping stra ...[more]