Tissue and lineage-specific variation in inactive X chromosome expression of the murine Smcx gene |
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Authors: | Carrel L; Hunt PA; Willard HF |
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Institution: | Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. |
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Abstract: | To understand how gene expression patterns are established on the inactive
X chromosome during development, we have studied the murine gene Smcx,
which is expressed from both the active and inactive mouse X chromosomes.
In all tissues assayed, Smcx only partially escapes X inactivation, with
expression levels from the inactive X allele approximately 30-65% that of
the active X allele. Additionally, inactive X expression levels differed
between extraembryonic and embryonic tissues and among different tissues
from newborn and adult mice. Imprinted extraembryonic tissue had the lowest
levels of inactive X Smcx expression, whereas the highest levels were in
heart. These data suggest that the chromosomal basis of X inactivation
differs among tissues, perhaps reflecting differences in the timing or
regulation of inactivation in these cell lineages.
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