MESTIT1, Official Symbol MESTIT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name MEST intronic transcript 1, antisense RNAprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17991 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000272701 MIM:607794; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17991 Gene type ncRNA RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MEST-IT; PEG1-AS; MEST-AS1; MEST-IT1; NCRNA00040 Summary This gene encodes a non-protein coding antisense RNA that is imprinted, and preferentially expressed from the paternal allele. It is located in an intron of MEST gene in the opposite orientation, and shares the promoter region in common with one of the promoters (P2) of MEST gene. The antisense RNA is expressed predominantly in testis and mature motile spermatozoa, suggesting that it may be involved in the regulation of MEST expression during development.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 1.3), brain (RPKM 0.8) and 8 other tissues See more