
pmid: 17328790
pmc: PMC1852422
How the mechanisms of dosage compensation distinguish the sex chromosomes from the autosomes has been something of a mystery. A recent study in Caenorhabditis elegans has identified clusters of two common DNA motifs as a cis-acting code for the recruitment of the DCC, the protein complex that mediates dosage compensation.
Binding Sites, X Chromosome, Species Specificity, Dosage Compensation, Genetic, Multiprotein Complexes, Animals, Minireview, DNA, Caenorhabditis elegans, Protein Binding
Binding Sites, X Chromosome, Species Specificity, Dosage Compensation, Genetic, Multiprotein Complexes, Animals, Minireview, DNA, Caenorhabditis elegans, Protein Binding
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