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The role of chromosomal RNAs in marking the X for dosage compensation.

Authors :
Kelley RL
Kuroda MI
Source :
Current opinion in genetics & development [Curr Opin Genet Dev] 2000 Oct; Vol. 10 (5), pp. 555-61.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Both flies and mammals remodel the architecture of the X chromosome to achieve dosage compensation. A novel class of noncoding RNAs that paint entire chromosomes are centrally involved in this process. The genes encoding these unusual RNAs are themselves located on the X, and are key sites that target the X for dosage compensation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0959-437X
Volume :
10
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Current opinion in genetics & development
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10980435
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00127-1