The <it>Drosophila </it>homolog of the mammalian imprint regulator, CTCF, maintains the maternal genomic imprint in <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>

The <it>Drosophila </it>homolog of the mammalian imprint regulator, CTCF, maintains the maternal genomic imprint in <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>CTCF is a versatile zinc finger DNA-binding protein that functions as a highly conserved epigenetic transcriptional regulator. CTCF is known to act as a chromosomal insulator, bind promoter regions, and facilitate long-range chromati...

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Main Authors: Rasheva Vanya, Sperry G Elizabeth, Bartlett Nicholas J, Menon Debashish, MacDonald William A, Meller Victoria, Lloyd Vett K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/105

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