Nature: Villa R, Silvestrini R.
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2016
Image represents the first documented molecular mechanism through which the dosage compensation machinery distinguishes the X chromosome from an autosome. They highlight fundamental principles in the recognition of complex DNA elements by protein that will have a strong impact on many aspects of chromosome biology. Article published at: Nature. 2016 Sep 8;537(7619):244-248.. "PionX Sites Mark the X Chromosome for Dosage Compensation" Raffaella Villa, Tamas Schauer, Pawel Smialowski, Tobias Straub, Peter B Becker