Variability of Sequence Surrounding the Xist Gene in Rodents Suggests Taxon-Specific Regulation of X Chromosome Inactivation

Alexander I. Shevchenko; Anastasia A. Malakhova; Eugeny A. Elisaphenko; Nina A. Mazurok; Tatyana B. Nesterova; Neil Brockdorff; Suren M. Zakian

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022771

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Variability of Sequence Surrounding the Xist Gene in Rodents Suggests Taxon-Specific Regulation of X Chromosome Inactivation

Alexander I. Shevchenko,

Affiliations Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Anastasia A. Malakhova,

Affiliations Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Eugeny A. Elisaphenko,

Affiliations Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Nina A. Mazurok,

Affiliations Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Tatyana B. Nesterova,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Neil Brockdorff,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Suren M. Zakian

* E-mail: zakian@bionet.nsc.ru

Affiliations Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, Research Center of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Variability of Sequence Surrounding the Xist Gene in Rodents Suggests Taxon-Specific Regulation of X Chromosome Inactivation

Alexander I. Shevchenko,
Anastasia A. Malakhova,
Eugeny A. Elisaphenko,
Nina A. Mazurok,
Tatyana B. Nesterova,
Neil Brockdorff,
Suren M. Zakian

Published: August 3, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022771

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