Items for "histone methylation"

Differential loss of histone H3 isoforms mono-, di- and tri-methylated at lysine 4 during X-inactivation in female embryonic stem cells

Silencing of genes on one of the two female X chromosomes early in development helps balance expression of X-linked genes between XX females and XY males and involves chromosome-wide changes in histone variants and modifications...

Keywords: chromatin, dosage compensation, histone methylation, immunofluorescence, metaphase chromosomes