Normal histone modifications on the inactive X chromosome in ICF and Rett syndrome cells: implications for methyl-CpG binding proteins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In mammals, there is evidence suggesting that methyl-CpG binding proteins may play a significant role in histone modification through their association with modification complexes that can deacetylate and/or methylate nucleosomes in...

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Main Authors: Canfield Theresa K, Luo Ping, Varadarajan Kartik R, Gartler Stanley M, Traynor Jeff, Francke Uta, Hansen R Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-09-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/2/21