Bxd (gene)

Bithoraxoid (bxd) is a long non-coding RNA found in Drosophila. It silences the expression of the Ultrabithorax (Ubx) gene by transcriptional interference.[1][2]

Bithoraxoid conserved region 1
Conserved secondary structure of Bithoraxoid conserved region 1
Identifiers
Symbolbxd_1
RfamRF01929
Other data
RNA typeGene
Domain(s)Drosophila
PDB structuresPDBe

References

  1. Petruk S, Sedkov Y, Riley KM, et al. (December 2006). "Transcription of bxd noncoding RNAs promoted by trithorax represses Ubx in cis by transcriptional interference". Cell. 127 (6): 1209–1221. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.10.039. PMC 1866366. PMID 17174895.
  2. Petruk S, Sedkov Y, Brock HW, Mazo A (2007). "A model for initiation of mosaic HOX gene expression patterns by non-coding RNAs in early embryos". RNA Biol. 4 (1): 1–6. doi:10.4161/rna.4.1.4300. PMID 17568198.

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