Entrez gene ID | | 213742 |
Official gene symbol | | Xist |
Full name | | inactive X specific transcripts |
Aliases | | A430022B11,AI314753 |
Gene summary | | X inactivation is an early developmental process in mammalian females that transcriptionally silences one of the pair of X chromosomes, thus providing dosage equivalence between males and females. The process is regulated by several factors, including a region of chromosome X called the X inactivation center (XIC). The XIST gene is expressed exclusively from the XIC of the inactive X chromosome. The transcript is spliced but apparently does not encode a protein. The transcript remains in the nucleus where it coats the inactive X chromosome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 0 Locus: X D |
Gene position | | 100678572 - 100655712 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 22861 bp |
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