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Combined DNA-RNA Fluorescent In situ Hybridization (FISH) to Study X Chromosome Inactivation in Differentiated Female Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Published on: June 14, 2014
Imprinted X-chromosome inactivation: enlightenment from embryos in vivo
1Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan. ntakagi@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Abstract:
There are two forms of X chromosome inactivation (XCI) in the laboratory mouse, random XCI in the fetus and imprinted paternal XCI limited to the extraembryonic tissues supporting the fetal life in utero. Imprinted XCI has been studied extensively because it takes place first in embryogenesis and it may hold clues to the mechanism of control of XCI in general and to the evolution of random' XCI. Classical microscopic and biochemical studies of embryos in vivo provide a basis for interpreting the multifaceted information yielded by various inventive approaches and for planning further experiments.
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