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ReviewGenome biology2025

Xist condensates: perspectives for therapeutic intervention.

Irene Perotti, Laura Broglia, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Andrea Cerase

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Review in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Irene Perotti *Unit of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Università di Pisa, Strada Statale dell'Abetone Brennero, 4, Pisa, 56123, Italy.
Laura Broglia *RNA Systems Biology Lab, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Enrico Melen, 83, Genoa, 16152, Italy.
Gian Gaetano TartagliaRNA Systems Biology Lab, Center for Human Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Enrico Melen, 83, Genoa, 16152, Italy. gian.tartaglia@iit.it.
Andrea CeraseUnit of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Università di Pisa, Strada Statale dell'Abetone Brennero, 4, Pisa, 56123, Italy. andrea.cerase@unipi.it.

Funding

EIC Pathfinder IVBM4PAP_101098989EMBO exchange grant 11667European Research Council ERC ASTRA_855923Loulou foundation grant ODC CDKL5-22-104-0Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship UNDERPIN_101063903PNRR grant from National Centre for Gene Therapy and Drugs based on RNA Technology CN00000041 EPNRRCN3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a crucial mechanism of dosage compensation in female mammals ensuring that genes from only one X chromosome are expressed, initiated through expression of the long noncoding RNA Xist. Recent evidence underscores the significance of molecular crowding-most likely via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS)-in forming Xist RNA-driven condensates critical for establishing and sustaining the silenced state. By integrating existing knowledge and emerging ideas, we provide a comprehensive perspective on the molecular underpinnings of XCI and outline how manipulation of LLPS-based mechanisms offers new avenues for novel therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

RNA, Long NoncodingX Chromosome InactivationAnimalsDosage Compensation, GeneticFemaleHumansX ChromosomeRNA, Long NoncodingXIST non-coding RNACondensate-modifying therapeuticsCondensatesLiquid-liquid phase separationRNA-binding proteinsX-chromosome inactivationXistX-linked disordersX-reactivation

Identifiers

PMID40691806
PMCPMC12278583

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