The lncRNA Firre anchors the inactive X chromosome to the nucleolus by binding CTCF and maintains H3K27me3 methylation

Locus-Specific Targeting to the X Chromosome Revealed by the RNA Interactome of CTCF

(2015) Johnny T. Kung et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Noncoding RNAs and Epigenetic Mechanisms During X-Chromosome Inactivation

(2014) Anne-Valerie Gendrel et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

A 3D Map of the Human Genome at Kilobase Resolution Reveals Principles of Chromatin Looping

(2014) Suhas S.P. Rao et al.   CELL

Nucleolus and nuclear periphery: Velcro for heterochromatin

(2014) Jan Padeken et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Maternal bias and escape from X chromosome imprinting in the midgestation mouse placenta

(2014) Elizabeth H. Finn et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

CTCF: an architectural protein bridging genome topology and function

(2014) Chin-Tong Ong et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Topological organization of multichromosomal regions by the long intergenic noncoding RNA Firre

(2014) Ezgi Hacisuleyman et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Cellular Resolution Maps of X Chromosome Inactivation: Implications for Neural Development, Function, and Disease

(2014) Hao Wu et al.   NEURON

Small RNA Expression from the Human Macrosatellite DXZ4

(2014) Michael Pohlers et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

X Chromosome Inactivation and Epigenetic Responses to Cellular Reprogramming

(2013) Derek Lessing et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

CTCF and Cohesin: Linking Gene Regulatory Elements with Their Targets

(2013) Matthias Merkenschlager et al.   CELL

Xist RNA Is a Potent Suppressor of Hematologic Cancer in Mice

(2013) Eda Yildirim et al.   CELL

Role and control of X chromosome dosage in mammalian development

(2013) Edda G Schulz et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Mammalian X Upregulation Is Associated with Enhanced Transcription Initiation, RNA Half-Life, and MOF-Mediated H4K16 Acetylation

(2013) Xinxian Deng et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Cdyl, a New Partner of the Inactive X Chromosome and Potential Reader of H3K27me3 and H3K9me2

(2013) M. Escamilla-Del-Arenal et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

The Nucleoplasmin Homolog NLP Mediates Centromere Clustering and Anchoring to the Nucleolus

(2013) Jan Padeken et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

High-resolution Xist binding maps reveal two-step spreading during X-chromosome inactivation

(2013) Matthew D. Simon et al.   NATURE

Noncoding RNAs prevent spreading of a repressive histone mark

(2013) Claudia Keller et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Xist lncRNA Exploits Three-Dimensional Genome Architecture to Spread Across the X Chromosome

(2013) J. M. Engreitz et al.   SCIENCE

A Genome-wide Map of CTCF Multivalency Redefines the CTCF Code

(2013) Hirotaka Nakahashi et al.   Cell Reports

Base-Resolution Analyses of Sequence and Parent-of-Origin Dependent DNA Methylation in the Mouse Genome

(2012) Wei Xie et al.   CELL

Site-Specific Silencing of Regulatory Elements as a Mechanism of X Inactivation

(2012) J. Mauro Calabrese et al.   CELL

Reactivation of the inactive X chromosome in development and reprogramming

(2012) Tatsuya Ohhata et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Smchd1-Dependent and -Independent Pathways Determine Developmental Dynamics of CpG Island Methylation on the Inactive X Chromosome

(2012) Anne-Valerie Gendrel et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The macrosatellite DXZ4 mediates CTCF-dependent long-range intrachromosomal interactions on the human inactive X chromosome

(2012) Andrea H. Horakova et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Rsx is a metatherian RNA with Xist-like properties in X-chromosome inactivation

(2012) Jennifer Grant et al.   NATURE

An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

(2012)   NATURE

Differential analysis of gene regulation at transcript resolution with RNA-seq

(2012) Cole Trapnell et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Differentiation-Driven Nucleolar Association of the Mouse Imprinted Kcnq1 Locus

(2012) Andrew M. Fedoriw et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

The mouse DXZ4 homolog retains Ctcf binding and proximity to Pls3 despite substantial organizational differences compared to the primate macrosatellite

(2012) Andrea H Horakova et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

FIMO: scanning for occurrences of a given motif

(2011) Charles E. Grant et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Live-Cell Chromosome Dynamics and Outcome of X Chromosome Pairing Events during ES Cell Differentiation

(2011) Osamu Masui et al.   CELL

Genes that escape from X inactivation

(2011) Joel B. Berletch et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Evolutionary diversity and developmental regulation of X-chromosome inactivation

(2011) Martin Escamilla-Del-Arenal et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Regulation of X-chromosome inactivation by the X-inactivation centre

(2011) Sandrine Augui et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

About PAR: The distinct evolutionary dynamics of the pseudoautosomal region

(2011) Sarah P. Otto et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Cohesin ties up the genome

(2010) María Carretero et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

The Matrix Protein hnRNP U Is Required for Chromosomal Localization of Xist RNA

(2010) Yuko Hasegawa et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Global survey of escape from X inactivation by RNA-sequencing in mouse

(2010) F. Yang et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

TopHat: discovering splice junctions with RNA-Seq

(2009) Cole Trapnell et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

CTCF: Master Weaver of the Genome

(2009) Jennifer E. Phillips et al.   CELL

Key Features of the X Inactivation Process Are Conserved between Marsupials and Eutherians

(2009) Shantha K. Mahadevaiah et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Identification of a perinuclear positioning element in human subtelomeres that requires A-type lamins and CTCF

(2009) Alexandre Ottaviani et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

The pluripotency factor Oct4 interacts with Ctcf and also controls X-chromosome pairing and counting

(2009) Mary E. Donohoe et al.   NATURE

Systematic and integrative analysis of large gene lists using DAVID bioinformatics resources

(2009) Da Wei Huang et al.   Nature Protocols

X Chromosome Dosage Compensation: How Mammals Keep the Balance

(2008) Bernhard Payer et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Cohesins Functionally Associate with CTCF on Mammalian Chromosome Arms

(2008) Vania Parelho et al.   CELL

A proximal conserved repeat in the Xist gene is essential as a genomic element for X-inactivation in mouse

(2008) Y. Hoki et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cohesins localize with CTCF at the KSHV latency control region and at cellular c-myc and H19/Igf2 insulators

(2008) William Stedman et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

DXZ4 chromatin adopts an opposing conformation to that of the surrounding chromosome and acquires a novel inactive X-specific role involving CTCF and antisense transcripts

(2008) B. P. Chadwick   GENOME RESEARCH

Kcnq1ot1 Antisense Noncoding RNA Mediates Lineage-Specific Transcriptional Silencing through Chromatin-Level Regulation

(2008) Radha Raman Pandey et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Cohesin mediates transcriptional insulation by CCCTC-binding factor

(2008) Kerstin S. Wendt et al.   NATURE

CTCF physically links cohesin to chromatin

(2008) E. D. Rubio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The chromosome glue gets a little stickier

(2008) Adrian J. McNairn et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS