他名称FTX transcript, XIST regulator (non-protein coding); five prime to XIST; mir-374a-545 cluster host gene (non-protein coding)
遺伝子の種類ncRNA
要約
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]