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Combined DNA-RNA Fluorescent In situ Hybridization (FISH) to Study X Chromosome Inactivation in Differentiated Female Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Published on: June 14, 2014
No inactivación de un locus del cromosoma X en el hombre
Resumen
El gen de la esteroide sulfatasa en la ictiosis ligada a X parece escapar de la inactivación de X. Este hallazgo sugiere que el gen, al igual que el locus Xga vinculado, no está sujeto al proceso típico de inactivación del cromosoma X en humanos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Genética La genética.
- Genética Molecular Humana Genética Molecular Humana
- La epigenética es la epigenética.
Sus antecedentes:
- La ictiosis ligada a X es un trastorno genético causado por la deficiencia de esteroides sulfatasa.
- La inactivación X es un proceso en el que uno de los dos cromosomas X en las hembras se inactiva al azar.
- El mecanismo de la X-inactivación y sus excepciones son cruciales para entender la expresión génica en las hembras.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar si el locus esteroide sulfatasa está sujeto a la X-inactivación.
- Para determinar si el gen responsable de la ictiosis ligada a X sigue el patrón típico de inactivación de X.
Principales métodos:
- Los clones de células de fibroblastos se derivaron de mujeres heterocigotas para la ictiosis ligada al X.
- La actividad de la sulfatasa esteroide se midió en 103 clones independientes.
- La heterocigosidad por deficiencia de glucosa-6-fosfato deshidrogenasa (G6PD) se utilizó para confirmar la representación aleatoria del cromosoma X.
Principales resultados:
- Todas las 103 líneas de fibroblastos clonados exhibieron actividad normal de la esteroide sulfatasa.
- El análisis utilizando la deficiencia de G6PD confirmó que los cromosomas X activos e inactivos estaban representados en los clones.
- No se encontró evidencia de selección contra clones con patrones específicos de inactivación del cromosoma X.
Conclusiones:
- El locus de la esteroide sulfatasa parece escapar de la inactivación X en las células humanas.
- Este hallazgo es consistente con el comportamiento del locus Xga vinculado, que también escapa a la inactivación.
- El escape de la inactivación de X puede tener implicaciones para la expresión y el fenotipo de la ictiosis ligada a X.
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