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Sex-dependent RNA expression in opossum brain and liver.


ABSTRACT: To compensate for the increased dosage of X chromosomes in females one of the two X chromosomes is inactivated in eutherian mammals in an Xist-dependent manner. Xist is, however, not found in metatherians. Here we describe long non-coding RNA Rsx (RNA-on-the-silent X) that exhibits properties consistent with a role in X-inactivation in opossum. Rsx is abundantly expressed in females but not males and is transcribed from, and coats, the inactive X chromosome copy. Furthermore, when both X chromosomes are active, Rsx is silenced. We used RNA-Seq to determine exon-intron structure and expression level of Rsx in males and females. RNA sequencing was used to detect and characterize transcripts with strongly biased female expression.

ORGANISM(S): Monodelphis domestica

SUBMITTER: Pavel Khil 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36861 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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In female (XX) mammals, one of the two X chromosomes is inactivated to ensure an equal dose of X-linked genes with males (XY). X-chromosome inactivation in eutherian mammals is mediated by the non-coding RNA Xist. Xist is not found in metatherians (marsupials), and how X-chromosome inactivation is initiated in these mammals has been the subject of speculation for decades. Using the marsupial Monodelphis domestica, here we identify Rsx (RNA-on-the-silent X), an RNA that has properties consistent  ...[more]

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