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Gene information for Xist (Mus musculus)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID213742
Official gene symbolXist
Full nameinactive X specific transcripts
AliasesA430022B11,AI314753
Gene summaryX 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]
LocationChromosome: 0   Locus: X D
Gene position100678572 - 100655712  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size22861 bp
Gene sequence