Sequence signatures involved in targeting the male-specific lethal complex to X-chromosomal genes in <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>

Sequence signatures involved in targeting the male-specific lethal complex to X-chromosomal genes in <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>, the dosage-compensation system that equalizes X-linked gene expression between males and females, thereby assuring that an appropriate balance is maintained between the expression of g...

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Main Authors: Philip Philge, Pettersson Fredrik, Stenberg Per
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Dosage compensation
Sequence signatures
<it>Drosophila</it>
Motif discovery
MSL-complex
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/97

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