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Female mice with a Xist deletion in B cells can develop lupus-associated phenotypes.
Cell reports - 23 Jun 2026
Lovell Claudia D, Jiwrajka Nikhil, Toothacre Natalie E, Amerman Hayley K, Cancro Michael P, Anguera Montserrat C
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease preferentially observed in women. X-linked gene expression in XX females is equalized with that in XY males by X chromosome inactivation (XCI). However, B cells from female patients with SLE and mouse models of SLE exhibit aberrant X-linked gene expression and mislocalization of Xist RNA, a critical regulator of XCI, suggesting that impaired XCI may...
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