Li G, Duan JE. Dosage compensation: A new player in X chromosome upregulation.
Curr Biol 2022;
32:R1030-R1032. [PMID:
36283351 DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.027]
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Abstract
Dosage balance between sex chromosomes and autosomes can be achieved through diverse mechanisms across vertebrates and invertebrates. A new study discovers a key player that contributes to X chromosome upregulation (XCU) during early mouse development and associates the dysregulation of XCU with human bile duct cancer pathogenesis.
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