Cell lineage specific distribution of H3K27 trimethylation accumulation in an in vitro model for human implantation.

Female mammals inactivate one of their two X-chromosomes to compensate for the difference in gene-dosage with males that have just one X-chromosome. X-chromosome inactivation is initiated by the expression of the non-coding RNA Xist, which coats the X-chromosome in cis and triggers gene silencing. I...

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Main Authors: Gijs Teklenburg, Charlotte H E Weimar, Bart C J M Fauser, Nick Macklon, Niels Geijsen, Cobi J Heijnen, Susana M Chuva de Sousa Lopes, Ewart W Kuijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3296731?pdf=render