| Literature DB >> 23334669 |
Céline Vallot1, Christophe Huret, Yann Lesecque, Alissa Resch, Noufissa Oudrhiri, Annelise Bennaceur-Griscelli, Laurent Duret, Claire Rougeulle.
Abstract
X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) in mammals relies on XIST, a long noncoding transcript that coats and silences the X chromosome in cis. Here we report the discovery of a long noncoding RNA, XACT, that is expressed from and coats the active X chromosome specifically in human pluripotent cells. In the absence of XIST, XACT is expressed from both X chromosomes in humans but not in mice, suggesting a unique role for XACT in the control of human XCI initiation.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23334669 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2530
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330