Official Symbol
FTX provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
FTX transcript, XIST regulator
Gene ID
100302692
Chromosome
chrX
Start Site
73940435
End Site
74293574
Strand
-
Assembly
GRCh38
Biotype
lncRNA
Also known as
LINC00182|MIR374AHG|NCRNA00182
Summary
This gene is located upstream of XIST, within the X-inactivation center (XIC). It produces a spliced long non-coding RNA that is thought to positively regulate the expression of XIST, which is essential for the initiation and spread of X-inactivation. [provided by RefSeq, May 2015]