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Reactivation of an Inactive Human X Chromosome: Evidence for X Inactivation by DNA Methylation

Mohandas, T., Sparkes, R. S., Shapiro, L. J.·1981·Science

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A mouse-human somatic cell hybrid clone, deficient in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) and containing a structurally normal inactive human X chromosome, was isolated. The hybrid cells were treated with 5-azacytidine and tested for the reactivation and expression of human X-linked genes. The frequency of HPRT-positive clones after 5-azacytidine treatment was 1000-fold greater than that observed in untreated hybrid cells. Fourteen independent HPRT-positive clones were isolated and analyzed for the expression of human X markers. Isoelectric focusing showed that the HPRT expressed in these clones is human. One of the 14 clones expressed human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and another expressed human phosphoglycerate kinase. Since 5-azacytidine treatment results in hypomethylation of DNA, DNA methylation may be a mechanism of human X chromosome inactivation.

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Authors
Mohandas, T., Sparkes, R. S., & Shapiro, L. J.
Venue
Science
Published
1981-01-23
Volume
211
Issue
4480
Pages
393-396
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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W1969883059
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709
References
1
FWCI
20.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Mohandas, T., Sparkes, R. S., & Shapiro, L. J. (1981). Reactivation of an Inactive Human X Chromosome: Evidence for X Inactivation by DNA Methylation. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6164095

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