Official Symbol

TSIX  provided by HGNC

Official Full Name

TSIX transcript, XIST antisense RNA 

Gene ID

9383 

Chromosome

chrX

Start Site

73792205

End Site

73829231

Strand

+ 

Assembly

GRCh38

Biotype

lncRNA

Also known as

LINC00013|NCRNA00013|XIST-AS|XIST-AS1|XISTAS 

Summary

In mammals, dosage compensation of genes on the X chromosome occurs by X inactivation, which is regulated in cis by the X-inactivation center (XIC) and expression of the XIST non-coding RNA. This gene expresses a non-coding antisense transcript across the 3' end of the XIST locus, and is coexpressed with XIST only from the inactive X chromosome. The mouse ortholog of this locus is required for imprinted X inactivation in extraembryonic tissues and silences Xist through modification of the chromatin structure in the Xist promoter region. In contrast, imprinted X inactivation does not occur in human extraembryonic tissues and transcripts from this locus do not repress XIST expression or affect random X chromosome inactivation in embryonic cells. This transcript is thought to be unspliced and extend over more than 30 kb, but its exact nature has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] 

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]"