BORIS, a novel male germ-line-specific protein associated with epigenetic reprogramming events, shares the same 11-zinc-finger domain with CTCF, the insulator protein involved in reading imprinting marks in the soma.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 May 14;99(10):6806-11. doi: 10.1073/pnas.092123699.
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