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Efficiency of Xist-mediated silencing on autosomes is linked to chromosomal domain organisation

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Title
Efficiency of Xist-mediated silencing on autosomes is linked to chromosomal domain organisation
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Epigenetics & Chromatin, May 2010
DOI 10.1186/1756-8935-3-10
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Authors

Y Amy Tang, Derek Huntley, Giovanni Montana, Andrea Cerase, Tatyana B Nesterova, Neil Brockdorff

Abstract

X chromosome inactivation, the mechanism used by mammals to equalise dosage of X-linked genes in XX females relative to XY males, is triggered by chromosome-wide localisation of a cis-acting non-coding RNA, Xist. The mechanism of Xist RNA spreading and Xist-dependent silencing is poorly understood. A large body of evidence indicates that silencing is more efficient on the X chromosome than on autosomes, leading to the idea that the X chromosome has acquired sequences that facilitate propagation of silencing. LINE-1 (L1) repeats are relatively enriched on the X chromosome and have been proposed as candidates for these sequences. To determine the requirements for efficient silencing we have analysed the relationship of chromosome features, including L1 repeats, and the extent of silencing in cell lines carrying inducible Xist transgenes located on one of three different autosomes.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 94 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 32%
Researcher 15 16%
Student > Master 12 13%
Student > Bachelor 10 11%
Professor 5 5%
Other 12 13%
Unknown 10 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 42 45%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 29 31%
Neuroscience 3 3%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 2%
Other 3 3%
Unknown 12 13%
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