Abstract:
:X chromosome inactivation results in the cis-limited inactivation of most, but not all, genes on one of the two X chromosomes in mammalian females. The molecular basis for inactivation is unknown. In order to examine the transcriptional activity of human X-linked genes, a series of mouse-human somatic cell hybrids under positive selection for the active or inactive human X chromosome has been created. Northern blot analysis of RNA from these hybrids showed that the human MIC2 gene, which is known to escape X inactivation, was transcribed in hybrids with either the active or inactive X chromosome. In contrast, the human TIMP gene was only transcribed in hybrids with an active human X chromosome. Further analysis using the polymerase chain reaction showed that there was at least one-hundred fold less transcription of the TIMP gene from the inactive X than from the active X chromosome. These findings demonstrate that the human TIMP gene is subject to X inactivation at the level of transcription, and illustrate the usefulness of the polymerase chain reaction to study the extent of X-linked gene repression by the process of X inactivation.
journal_name
Nucleic Acids Resjournal_title
Nucleic acids researchauthors
Brown CJ,Flenniken AM,Williams BR,Willard HFdoi
10.1093/nar/18.14.4191subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-07-25 00:00:00pages
4191-5issue
14eissn
0305-1048issn
1362-4962journal_volume
18pub_type
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