Loss of maternal ATRX results in centromere instability and aneuploidy in the mammalian oocyte and pre-implantation embryo.
The α-thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked protein (ATRX) is a chromatin-remodeling factor known to regulate DNA methylation at repetitive sequences of the human genome. We have previously demonstrated that ATRX binds to pericentric heterochromatin domains in mouse oocytes at the metaphase II sta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2944790?pdf=render |