The role of the Xist 5’ m6A region and RBM15 in X chromosome inactivation [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background: X chromosome inactivation in mammals is regulated by the non-coding (nc) RNA, Xist, which represses the chromosome from which it is transcribed.  High levels of the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification occur within Xist exon I, close to the 5’ end of the transcript, and also further...

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Main Authors: Heather Coker, Guifeng Wei, Benoit Moindrot, Shabaz Mohammed, Tatyana Nesterova, Neil Brockdorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-02-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-31/v1