X Chromosome

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Introduction

Human X chromosome

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes. Females have a pair of X chromosomes (46, XX) and males have one X and one Y Chromosome (46, XY). This section of notes introduces the X chromosome and its role in development.

There is a separate page discussing X Inactivation that occurs in all female development with one of the X chromosomes to provide the correct gene dosage. There is a separate page discussing Trisomy X, a genetic disorder where there is an additional copy of the X chromosome. There is a separate page discussing Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder where part of the X chromosome is lost.


  • Genes such as WNT4 (Wingless-Type Mmtv Integration Site Family, Member 4), NR0B1 (Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 0, Group B, Member 1; Dax-1) necessary for initiation of female pathway ovary development
  • An early discovery (1961) was that in order to have correct levels of X chromosome gene/protein expression (gene dosage), females must "inactivate" a single copy of the X chromosome in each and every cell. The initiator of the X inactivation process was discovered (1991) to be regulated by a region on the inactivating X chromosome encoding an X inactive specific transcript (XIST), that acts as RNA and does not encode a protein.
  • The genetic content of the X chromosome has been strongly conserved between species because these genes have become adapted to working as a single dose - Ohno's law
  • X inactivation occurs randomly throughout the embryo, generating a mosaic of maternal and paternally derived X chromosome activity in all tissues and organs. This can be seen in the fur colour of tortoiseshell cats.


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Chromosome territories (interphase) Chromosome (Chromatin) structure (mitosis)


X Chromosome Links: X chromosome | X Inactivation | Trisomy X | Fragile X syndrome | Klinefelter syndrome | primordial germ cell | Female | epigenetics | Y chromosome | 2011 Group Project - Fragile X Syndrome | Category:X Chromosome
Genital Links: genital | Lecture - Medicine | Lecture - Science | Lecture Movie | Medicine - Practical | primordial germ cell | meiosis | endocrine gonad‎ | Genital Movies | genital abnormalities | Assisted Reproductive Technology | puberty | Category:Genital
Female | X | X inactivation | ovary | corpus luteum | oocyte | uterus | vagina | reproductive cycles | menstrual cycle | Category:Female
Male | Y | SRY | testis | spermatozoa | ductus deferens | penis | prostate | Category:Male
Historic Embryology - Genital 
General: 1901 Urinogenital Tract | 1902 The Uro-Genital System | 1904 Ovary and Testis | 1912 Urinogenital Organ Development | 1914 External Genitalia | 1921 Urogenital Development | 1921 External Genital | 1942 Sex Cords | 1953 Germ Cells | Historic Embryology Papers | Historic Disclaimer
Female: 1904 Ovary and Testis | 1904 Hymen | 1912 Urinogenital Organ Development | 1914 External Genitalia | 1914 Female | 1921 External Genital | 1927 Female Foetus 15 cm | 1927 Vagina | 1932 Postnatal Ovary
Male: 1887-88 Testis | 1904 Ovary and Testis | 1904 Leydig Cells | 1906 Testis vascular | 1909 Prostate | 1912 Prostate | 1914 External Genitalia | 1915 Cowper’s and Bartholin’s Glands | 1920 Wolffian tubules | 1935 Prepuce | 1935 Wolffian Duct | 1942 Sex Cords | 1943 Testes Descent | Historic Embryology Papers | Historic Disclaimer
Human Chromosomes: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | X | Y  

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X Chromosome Overview

  • 1400+ genes
  • 150 million base pairs
  • Contains about 5% of the haploid genome.
  • Genes encode house-keeping and specialized functions.
  • Conserved in gene content between species.
  • In females, one of the X-chromosomes is inactivated in each and every cell (known since 1961).
    • This inactivation occurs during embryogenesis.
    • X Inactivation appears to be random in somatic cells. (mosaic pattern)
    • The process starts at the "X inactivation centre" and spreads along the chromosome.

Chromosome Statistics

May 2012 (EST)

Length (bps) 155,270,560
Known Protein-coding Genes 812
Novel Protein-coding Genes 24
Pseudogene Genes 780
miRNA Genes 128
rRNA Genes 22
snRNA Genes 85
snoRNA Genes 64
Misc RNA Genes 52
SNPs 2,172,609

Ohno's law

Ohno's law is a genetic evolutionary theory that suggests that the mammalian X chromosomes are conserved among species. Named after Susumu Ohno (大野 乾 (1928 – 2000) a Japanese-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist, and seminal researcher in the field of molecular evolution.


Links: Biography | PMID 13730522 | PubMed OHNO S

Monotremes

Contrary to the above theory, the human X chromosome long arm genes are found on the monotreme X chromosome while the short arm genes are found distributed on the autosomes.

Links: Echidna | Platypus | Kangaroo | Koala |

Genetic Inheritance

The follow cartoons show how genes located on the X chromosome can have different potential inheritance patterns.

X-Linked dominant (affected father)

X-Linked dominant (affected father)

X-Linked dominant (affected mother)

X-Linked dominant (affected mother)

X-Linked recessive (affected father)

X-Linked recessive (affected father)

X-Linked recessive (carrier mother)

X-Linked recessive (carrier mother)

Inheritance Pattern images: Genetic Abnormalities | autosomal dominant | autosomal recessive | X-linked dominant (affected father) | X-Linked dominant (affected mother) | X-Linked recessive (affected father) | X-Linked recessive (carrier mother) | mitochondrial inheritance | Codominant inheritance | Genogram symbols | Genetics

Developmental Genes

BMP

Table - Human Bmp Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous
Symbols
Synonyms Chromosome
BMP15 bone morphogenetic protein 15 GDF9B Xp11.22
    Links: Developmental Signals - Bone Morphogenetic Protein | OMIM BMP2 | HGNC | Bmp Family | Sox Family | Tbx Family
Human BMP Family  
Table - Human Bmp Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous
Symbols
Synonyms Chromosome
BMP1 bone morphogenetic protein 1 PCOLC 8p21.3
BMP2 bone morphogenetic protein 2 BMP2A 20p12.3
BMP3 bone morphogenetic protein 3 4q21.21
BMP4 bone morphogenetic protein 4 BMP2B 14q22.2
BMP5 bone morphogenetic protein 5 6p12.1
BMP6 bone morphogenetic protein 6 VGR VGR1 6p24.3
BMP7 bone morphogenetic protein 7 OP-1 20q13.31
BMP8A bone morphogenetic protein 8a 1p34.3
BMP8B bone morphogenetic protein 8b BMP8 OP-2 1p34.2
BMP10 bone morphogenetic protein 10 2p13.3
BMP15 bone morphogenetic protein 15 GDF9B Xp11.22
    Links: Developmental Signals - Bone Morphogenetic Protein | OMIM BMP2 | HGNC | Bmp Family | Sox Family | Tbx Family

SOX

Table - Human Sox Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
SOX3 SRY-box 3 PHP Xq27.1
    Links: Developmental Signals - Sox | OMIM | HGNC | Tbx Family
Human SOX Family  
Table - Human Sox Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
SOX1 SRY-box 1 13q34
SOX2 SRY-box 2 3q26.33
SOX3 SRY-box 3 PHP Xq27.1
SOX4 SRY-box 4 6p22.3
SOX5 SRY-box 5 "L-SOX5, MGC35153" 12p12.1
SOX6 SRY-box 6 11p15.3
SOX7 SRY-box 7 8p23.1
SOX8 SRY-box 8 16p13.3
SOX9 SRY-box 9 "CMD1, CMPD1" SRA1 17q24.3
SOX10 SRY-box 10 "DOM, WS4, WS2E" 22q13.1
SOX11 SRY-box 11 2p25.2
SOX12 SRY-box 12 SOX22 20p13
SOX13 SRY-box 13 "Sox-13, ICA12, MGC117216" 1q32.1
SOX14 SRY-box 14 SOX28 3q22.3
SOX15 SRY-box 15 SOX20 "SOX27, SOX26" 17p13.1
SOX17 SRY-box 17 8q11.23
SOX18 SRY-box 18 20q13.33
SOX21 SRY-box 21 SOX25 13q32.1
SOX30 SRY-box 30 5q33.3
SRY sex determining region Y TDF Yp11.2
    Links: Developmental Signals - Sox | OMIM | HGNC | Tbx Family | Bmp Family | Fgf Family | Pax Family | R-spondin Family | Sox Family | Tbx Family

TBX

Table - Human Tbx Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
TBX22 T-box 22 "CPX, CLPA" Xq21.1
    Links: Developmental Signals - Tbx | OMIM Tbx3 | HGNC | Bmp Family | Sox Family | Tbx Family
Human TBX Family  
Table - Human Tbx Family
Approved
Symbol
Approved Name Previous Symbols Synonyms Chromosome
TBX1 T-box 1 VCF CATCH22 22q11.21
TBX2 T-box 2 17q23.2
TBX3 T-box 3 UMS "TBX3-ISO, XHL" 12q24.21
TBX4 T-box 4 17q23.2
TBX5 T-box 5 HOS 12q24.21
TBX6 T-box 6 16p11.2
TBX10 T-box 10 TBX7 TBX13 11q13.2
TBX15 T-box 15 TBX14 1p12
TBX18 T-box 18 6q14.3
TBX19 T-box 19 "dj747L4.1, TPIT" 1q24.2
TBX20 T-box 20 7p14.2
TBX21 T-box 21 "TBLYM, T-bet" 17q21.32
TBX22 T-box 22 "CPX, CLPA" Xq21.1
TBX23P T-box 23, pseudogene TBX23 1q25
TBR1 T-box, brain 1 2q24.2
EOMES eomesodermin TBR2 3p24.1
MGA MGA, MAX dimerization protein "KIAA0518, MAD5, MXD5, FLJ12634" 15q15
TBXT T-box transcription factor T T 6q27
    Links: Developmental Signals - Tbx | OMIM Tbx3 | HGNC | Bmp Family | Sox Family | Tbx Family

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Inheritance Pattern images: Genetic Abnormalities | autosomal dominant | autosomal recessive | X-linked dominant (affected father) | X-Linked dominant (affected mother) | X-Linked recessive (affected father) | X-Linked recessive (carrier mother) | mitochondrial inheritance | Codominant inheritance | Genogram symbols | Genetics
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