The X-chromosome linked long non-coding RNA, Xist, is a master regulator of the X inactivation. Here, the authors report that XistAR, an Xist anti-sense long non-coding RNA encoded within the mouse Xist gene and transcribed only from the inactive X chromosome, regulates Xistexpression.
- Mrinal K. Sarkar
- Srimonta Gayen
- Sundeep Kalantry
