Activation of Xist by an evolutionarily conserved function of KDM5C demethylase
Here the authors show eutherian mammals co-opted the histone demethylase KDM5C during sex-chromosome evolution to induce X-chromosome inactivation by upregulating Xist expression selectively in females.
Main Authors: | Milan Kumar Samanta, Srimonta Gayen, Clair Harris, Emily Maclary, Yumie Murata-Nakamura, Rebecca M. Malcore, Robert S. Porter, Patricia M. Garay, Christina N. Vallianatos, Paul B. Samollow, Shigeki Iwase, Sundeep Kalantry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30352-1 |
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