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Crucial role of antisense transcription across the Xist promoter in Tsix-mediated Xist chromatin modification.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Ohhata Tatsuya, Hoki Yuko, Sasaki Hiroyuki, Sado Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Expression of Xist, which triggers X inactivation, is negatively regulated in cis by an antisense gene, Tsix, transcribed along the entire Xist gene. We recently demonstrated that Tsix silences Xist through modification of the chromatin structure in the Xist promoter region. This finding prompted us to investigate the role of antisense transcription across the Xist promoter in Tsix-mediated silencing. Here, we...
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