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XB-ART-29461
FEBS Lett 1984 Dec 10;1782:217-22.
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Sex- and tissue-specific, but hormonally independent, demethylation at the 3'-end of Xenopus vitellogenin gene B1.

Ng WC , Baker BS , Tata JR .


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We describe three HpaII-specifying sequences in 6 kbp of DNA at the 3'-end of Xenopus vitellogenin gene B1 (two within the coding sequence and one downstream) which remain methylated in all tissues of adult male Xenopus. These sites are however fully demethylated exclusively in adult Xenopus liver parenchymal cells but not in oviduct, kidney or erythrocytes. Developmental studies suggest that this tissue- and sex-specific demethylation may occur gradually after metamorphosis. The methylation of these 3'-sites is independent of transcriptional activation by oestrogen of vitellogenin genes in male or female Xenopus.

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