FTX, Official Symbol FTXprovided by HGNC Official Full Name FTX transcript, XIST regulatorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:37190 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000230590 MIM:300936; AllianceGenome:HGNC:37190 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 LINC00182; MIR374AHG; NCRNA00182 Summary This gene is located upstream of XIST, within the X-inactivation center (XIC). It produces a spliced long non-coding RNA that is thought to positively regulate the expression of XIST, which is essential for the initiation and spread of X-inactivation. [provided by RefSeq, May 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 3.1), thyroid (RPKM 2.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all