Primary Identifier | MGI:2180008 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 70252 |
Mgi Type | lncRNA gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II and random inactivation of X chromosome. Orthologous to human JPX (JPX transcript, XIST activator). PHENOTYPE: Heterozygous knockout does not affect transmission of the maternal mutated allele. [provided by MGI curators] |