2024
X-linked deletion of Crossfirre, Firre, and Dxz4 in vivo uncovers diverse phenotypes and combinatorial effects on autosomes
Hasenbein T, Hoelzl S, Smith Z, Gerhardinger C, Gonner M, Aguilar-Pimentel A, Amarie O, Becker L, Calzada-Wack J, Dragano N, da Silva-Buttkus P, Garrett L, Hölter S, Kraiger M, Östereicher M, Rathkolb B, Sanz-Moreno A, Spielmann N, Wurst W, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, Hrabě de Angelis M, Meissner A, Engelhardt S, Rinn J, Andergassen D. X-linked deletion of Crossfirre, Firre, and Dxz4 in vivo uncovers diverse phenotypes and combinatorial effects on autosomes. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 10631. PMID: 39638999, PMCID: PMC11621363, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54673-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenes, X-LinkedGenomic ImprintingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypeRNA, Long NoncodingX ChromosomeX Chromosome InactivationConceptsAutosomal gene regulationRegions genome-wideAllele-specific analysisSex-specific lociLoci in vivoX-linked genesRandom X-chromosome inactivationX-chromosome inactivationSex-specific phenotypesFirre locusGenome-wideIn vivo roleChromatin structureGene regulationX chromosomeEpigenetic featuresDXZ4Epigenetic profilesKnockout studiesLociDiverse phenotypesLncRNA FIRREFunctional roleCombinatorial effectsFIRRE
2019
In vivo Firre and Dxz4 deletion elucidates roles for autosomal gene regulation
Andergassen D, Smith ZD, Lewandowski JP, Gerhardinger C, Meissner A, Rinn JL. In vivo Firre and Dxz4 deletion elucidates roles for autosomal gene regulation. ELife 2019, 8: e47214. PMID: 31738164, PMCID: PMC6860989, DOI: 10.7554/elife.47214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA, ComplementaryFemaleGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMice, KnockoutRNA, Long NoncodingTranscriptomeX Chromosome InactivationConceptsX-chromosome inactivationAutosomal gene regulationGene regulationDouble deletionOrgan-specific mannerChromosome inactivationGene setsX chromosomeTranscriptional effectsExpression signaturesLociCell linesDeletionGenesRegulationVivo contributionRecent evidenceMegadomainsAutosomesFIRREMutantsChromosomesMain driversBiologySuperloops