X-Inactivation: Xist RNA Uses Chromosome Contacts to Coat the X

被引:4
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作者
Leung, Karen N. [1 ,2 ]
Panning, Barbara [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Biochem & Biophys, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Anat, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
关键词
METHYLATION; DOMAINS; GENES;
D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.052
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The mechanisms by which Xist RNA associates with the X chromosome to mediate alterations in chromatin structure remain mysterious. Recent genome-wide Xist RNA distribution studies suggest that this long noncoding RNA uses 3-dimensional chromosome contacts to move to its sites of action.
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页码:R80 / R82
页数:4
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