Official Symbol
MESTIT1 provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
MEST intronic transcript 1, antisense RNA
Gene ID
317751
Chromosome
chr7
Start Site
130486042
End Site
130491033
Strand
-
Assembly
GRCh38
Biotype
lncRNA
Also known as
MEST-AS1|MEST-IT|MEST-IT1|NCRNA00040|PEG1-AS
Summary
This gene encodes a non-protein coding antisense RNA that is imprinted, and preferentially expressed from the paternal allele. It is located in an intron of MEST gene in the opposite orientation, and shares the promoter region in common with one of the promoters (P2) of MEST gene. The antisense RNA is expressed predominantly in testis and mature motile spermatozoa, suggesting that it may be involved in the regulation of MEST expression during development.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]