Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation Occurs Rapidly at the Onset of Random X Chromosome Inactivation

Gene Action in the X-chromosome of the Mouse (Mus musculus L.)

1961 • 3,881 citations

Selective recognition of methylated lysine 9 on histone H3 by the HP1 chromo domain

2001 • 2,768 citations

Methylation of histone H3 lysine 9 creates a binding site for HP1 proteins

2001 • 2,746 citations

Regulation of chromatin structure by site-specific histone H3 methyltransferases

2000 • 2,709 citations

Loss of the Suv39h Histone Methyltransferases Impairs Mammalian Heterochromatin and Genome Stability

2001 • 1,672 citations

A gene from the region of the human X inactivation centre is expressed exclusively from the inactive X chromosome

1991 • 1,469 citations

The human XIST gene: Analysis of a 17 kb inactive X-specific RNA that contains conserved repeats and is highly localized within the nucleus

1992 • 1,269 citations

Requirement for Xist in X chromosome inactivation

1996 • 995 citations

The product of the mouse Xist gene is a 15 kb inactive X-specific transcript containing no conserved ORF and located in the nucleus

1992 • 983 citations

XIST RNA paints the inactive X chromosome at interphase: evidence for a novel RNA involved in nuclear/chromosome structure.

1996 • 787 citations

Transitions in Distinct Histone H3 Methylation Patterns at the Heterochromatin Domain Boundaries

2001 • 746 citations

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

1981 • 711 citations

The inactive X chromosome in female mammals is distinguished by a lack of histone H4 acetylation, a cytogenetic marker for gene expression

1993 • 692 citations

Histone macroH2A1 is concentrated in the inactive X chromosome of female mammals

1998 • 591 citations

Correlation Between Histone Lysine Methylation and Developmental Changes at the Chicken β-Globin Locus

2001 • 582 citations

A Shift from Reversible to Irreversible X Inactivation Is Triggered during ES Cell Differentiation

2000 • 552 citations

Histone H3 lysine 9 methylation is an epigenetic imprint of facultative heterochromatin

2001 • 495 citations

Expression of Xist during mouse development suggests a role in the initiation of X chromosome inactivation

1993 • 369 citations

Differentially methylated forms of histone H3 show unique association patterns with inactive human X chromosomes

2001 • 369 citations

A 450 kb Transgene Displays Properties of the Mammalian X-Inactivation Center

1996 • 315 citations

Re-SET-ting heterochromatin by histone methyltransferases

2001 • 306 citations

Stabilization of Xist RNA Mediates Initiation of X Chromosome Inactivation

1997 • 247 citations

X-Inactivation and Histone H4 Acetylation in Embryonic Stem Cells

1996 • 244 citations

Histone H2A variants and the inactive X chromosome: identification of a second macroH2A variant

2001 • 168 citations

Histone Macroh2a1.2 Relocates to the Inactive X Chromosome after Initiation and Propagation of X-Inactivation

1999 • 166 citations

MACROH2A2, a New Member of the MACROH2A Core Histone Family

2001 • 154 citations

Differentiation of X chromosomes in early female mouse embryos

1974 • 112 citations

Differential underacetylation of histones H2A, H3 and H4 on the inactive X chromosome in human female cells

1996 • 106 citations

Reduced levels of histone H3 acetylation on the inactive X chromosome in human females

1996 • 82 citations

DELAYED ONSET OF REPLICATION OF HUMAN X CHROMOSOMES

1967 • 68 citations