-Acting Factors and Elements Involved in the Human Inactive X Chromosome Organization and Compaction

Overview

Journal Genet Res (Camb)

Specialty Genetics

Date 2021 May 26

PMID 34035662

Authors

Zhuo Sun

Jinbo Fan

Yufeng Zhao

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Abstract

During X chromosome inactivation, many chromatin changes occur on the future inactive X chromosome, including acquisition of a variety of repressive covalent histone modifications, heterochromatin protein associations, and DNA methylation of promoters. Here, we summarize -acting factors and elements that have been shown to be involved in the human inactive X chromosome organization and compaction.

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