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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2018

Chromosome Spread Analyses of Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation.

Kris G Alavattam, Hironori Abe, Akihiko Sakashita, Satoshi H Namekawa

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kris G AlavattamDivision of Reproductive Sciences, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. kristan.alavattam@cchmc.org.
Hironori AbeDivision of Reproductive Sciences, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Akihiko SakashitaDivision of Reproductive Sciences, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Satoshi H NamekawaDivision of Reproductive Sciences, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. satoshi.namekawa@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

DNA Damage Response Pathways in Meiotic Sex Chromosome InactivationR01GM098605 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI NAMEKAWA, SATOSHI · 2011 to 2020
$3.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A distinct form of X chromosome inactivation takes place during male meiosis, when the male sex chromosomes undergo a phenomenon known as meiotic sex chromosome inactivation (MSCI). MSCI is directed by DNA damage response signaling independent of Xist RNA to silence the transcriptional activity of the sex chromosomes, an essential event in male germ cell development. Here, we present protocols for the preparation and analyses of chromosome spread slides of mouse meiotic spermatocytes, thereby enabling a quick, inexpensive, and powerful cytological method to complement gene expression studies.

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MeiosisSex ChromosomesX Chromosome InactivationAnimalsEpigenomicsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueMaleMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceSpermatocytesCell stagingCell suspensionChromatinChromosomesCytologyDNA damage responseImmunofluorescence microscopyMeiosisSex chromosomesSlide protocolSynapsisTestis

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PMID30218364
PMCPMC8243718
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