Official Symbol

XIST  provided by HGNC

Official Full Name

X inactive specific transcript 

Gene ID

7503 

Chromosome

chrX

Start Site

73820649

End Site

73852723

Strand

- 

Assembly

GRCh38

Biotype

lncRNA

Also known as

DXS1089|DXS399E|LINC00001|NCRNA00001|SXI1|swd66 

Summary

X inactivation is an early developmental process in mammalian females that transcriptionally silences one of the pair of X chromosomes, thus providing dosage equivalence between males and females. The process is regulated by several factors, including a region of chromosome X called the X inactivation center (XIC). The XIC comprises several non-coding and protein-coding genes, and this gene was the first non-coding gene identified within the XIC. This gene is expressed exclusively from the XIC of the inactive X chromosome, and is essential for the initiation and spread of X-inactivation. The transcript is a spliced RNA. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified, but their full length sequences have not been determined. Mutations in the XIST promoter cause familial skewed X inactivation. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012] 

Official Symbol

YTHDC2  provided by HGNC

Official Full Name

YTH domain containing 2 

m6A Category

readers 

Gene ID

64848 

Chromosome

chr5 

Start Site

113513694 

End Site

113595285 

Strand

+ 

Assembly

GRCh38

Biotype

protein coding 

Also known as

CAHL|hYTHDC2 

Summary

"This gene encodes a member of the DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) subfamily of proteins, part of the DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box family of RNA helicases. The encoded protein binds to N6-methyladenosine, a common modified RNA nucleotide that is enriched in the stop codons and 3' UTRs of eukaryotic messenger RNAs. Binding of proteins to this modified nucleotide may regulate mRNA translation and stability. This gene may be associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer in human patients, and knockdown of this gene resulted in reduced proliferation in a human liver cancer cell line. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016]"