The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> germline

Catherine E McManus; Mariateresa Mazzetto; Guifeng Wei; Mei Han; Valerie Reinke

doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkab329

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Sep 2021)

The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> germline

Catherine E McManus,
Mariateresa Mazzetto,
Guifeng Wei,
Mei Han,
Valerie Reinke

Affiliations

Catherine E McManus: Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Mariateresa Mazzetto: Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Guifeng Wei: ORCiD; Developmental Epigenetics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
Mei Han: Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Valerie Reinke: Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab329
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 12

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AbstractTo ensure stable transmission of genetic information to the next generation, germ cells frequently silence sex chromosomes, as well as autosomal loci that promote inappropriate differentiation programs. In Caenorhabditis elegansC. elegansoef-1mes

Published in G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

ISSN: 2160-1836 (Online)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
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