Genomic imprinting in Dicer1-hypomorphic mice.
Cytogenet Genome Res
; 113(1-4): 138-43, 2006.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16575173
ABSTRACT
To address the function of RNA interference (RNAi) in transcriptional silencing in mammals, we analyzed genomic imprinting in Dicer1-hypomorphic mice, in which Dicer1 expression was significantly reduced. We did not observe any abnormality in the allelic expression of imprinted genes in these mice or their offspring, suggesting that reduced expression of Dicer1 did not significantly affect the maintenance and reprogramming of imprinting.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Genomic Imprinting
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RNA Helicases
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
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Endoribonucleases
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TRPC Cation Channels
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Cytogenet Genome Res
Journal subject:
GENETICA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan