Hi,Is there anyone who has a list of the inactivated genes on X-chromosome or at least regions which are silenced. I mean genes which are silenced by XIST in order to achieve dosage compensation.
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I don't have a specific list, but I do know that the vast majority of genes on the X are inactivated in females. Only a few genes escape inactivation in what is called the pseudoautosomal region of X, which are located at the very tips. You can pretty much assume that every gene with exception of those at the extreme ends of X are going to be inactivated on one copy of the X chromosome.
The answer depends on the species (and within species, by tissue) -- but for humans you can use the consensus calls from Balaton et al. 2015 for a good idea of what's going on: Article Derivation of consensus inactivation status for X-linked gen...
I would propose to perform a literature search using adequate sources (e.g. PubMed).
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