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Variability of sequence surrounding the Xist gene in rodents suggests taxon-specific regulation of X chromosome inactivation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Shevchenko Alexander I, Malakhova Anastasia A, Elisaphenko Eugeny A, Mazurok Nina A, Nesterova Tatyana B, Brockdorff Neil, Zakian Suren M
Abstract excerpt
One of the two X chromosomes in female mammalian cells is subject to inactivation (XCI) initiated by the Xist gene. In this study, we examined in rodents (voles and rat) the conservation of the microsatellite region DXPas34, the Tsix gene (antisense counterpart of Xist), and enhancer Xite that have been shown to flank Xist and regulate XCI in mouse. We have found that mouse regions of the Tsix gene major promoter...
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