Convergence in LINE-1 nucleotide variations can benefit redundantly forming triplexes with lncRNA in mammalian X-chromosome inactivation

Abstract Background Associations between X-inactive transcript (Xist)–long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and chromatin are critical intermolecular interactions in the X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) process. Despite high-resolution analyses of the Xist RNA-binding sites, specific interaction sequences are...

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Main Authors: Yoko Matsuno, Takefumi Yamashita, Michiru Wagatsuma, Hajime Yamakage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Mobile DNA
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-019-0173-4