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Integrated analysis of Xist upregulation and X-chromosome inactivation with single-cell and single-allele resolution.
Nature communications - 15 Jun 2021
Pacini Guido, Dunkel Ilona, Mages Norbert, Mutzel Verena, Timmermann Bernd, Marsico Annalisa, Schulz Edda G
Abstract excerpt
To ensure dosage compensation between the sexes, one randomly chosen X chromosome is silenced in each female cell in the process of X-chromosome inactivation (XCI). XCI is initiated during early development through upregulation of the long non-coding RNA Xist, which mediates chromosome-wide gene silencing. Cell differentiation, Xist upregulation and gene silencing are thought to be coupled at multiple levels to...
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