Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Xist RNA as a Model for the Functionalisation of ncRNA
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Interaction of the RBPs Spen and Rbm15 with the Xist A-Repeat Element
3. Recruitment of the Polycomb System by hnRNPK Bound to the Xist B/C-Repeat
4. Ciz1, an Anchoring Factor, Is Recruited by the Xist E-Repeat
5. Local Tandem Repeat Amplification and the Evolution of Xist RNA Function
6. A Role for Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Other LncRNAs
7. Summary
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Brockdorff, N. Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Xist RNA as a Model for the Functionalisation of ncRNA. Non-Coding RNA 2018, 4, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4040028
Brockdorff N. Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Xist RNA as a Model for the Functionalisation of ncRNA. Non-Coding RNA. 2018; 4(4):28. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4040028
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrockdorff, Neil. 2018. "Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Xist RNA as a Model for the Functionalisation of ncRNA" Non-Coding RNA 4, no. 4: 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4040028
APA StyleBrockdorff, N. (2018). Local Tandem Repeat Expansion in Xist RNA as a Model for the Functionalisation of ncRNA. Non-Coding RNA, 4(4), 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4040028