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Author: Wu, H.
RIF1, ZBTB24 and repeat silencing
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RIF1, ZBTB24 and repeat silencing
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit
Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. C.J.J.M.
Stolker, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te
verdedigen op woensdag 21 oktober 2020
Klokke 10.00 uur
door
Haoyu Wu
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Ir. S.M. van der Maarel Co-promotor: Dr. L. Clemens-Daxinger
Leden promotiecommissie: Prof. Dr. J.H.L.M. van Bokhoven1 Prof. Dr. A.C. Lankester
Prof. Dr. J. Gribnau2 Prof. Dr. I. Meulenbelt
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
Chapter 2: Rif1 participates in transcriptional regulation of X-linked
ampliconic regions and germline genes in mammals. 33 Chapter 3: Converging disease genes in ICF syndrome: ZBTB24 controls
expression of CDCA7 in mammals. 64
Chapter 4: A functional assay to classify ZBTB24 missense variants of
unknown significance. 105
Chapter 5: Zbtb24 binding protects promoter activity by antagonizing
DNA methylation. 125
Chapter 6: General discussion 176