Table 1. Average fold change in expression of X-linked genes grouped either by sex-matched triploid/diploid comparisons or by X inactivation status.
Group | Number of X-linked genes | Average fold changea | ||||||
XaXaXi/XaXiXib | XaXaXi/XaXi | XaXiXi/XYY | XaXiXi/XaXi | XYY/XY | XaXi/XY | |||
Grouped by triploid/diploid expression comparisons | 1c | 108 | 1.2 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.99 |
2d | 88 | 1.43 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 0.78 | 1.03 | 1.43 | |
3e | 26 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.12 | |
Grouped by X inactivation status | 4f | 161 | 1.63 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
5g | 80 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 1.11 | |
6h | 37 | 1.27 | 1.09 | 1.46 | 0.86 | 0.72 | 1.12 | |
Totali | 362 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 1.15 |
a Average expression fold change between cultures after normalization to autosomal gene expression
b Xa: active X chromosome, Xi: inactive X chromosome
c Group 1: genes with similar expression in XaXiXi versus XaXi
d Group 2: genes with similar expression in XYY versus XY
e Group 3: genes that overlap between groups 1 and 2, i.e. have similar expression in both XaXiXi versus XaXi and XYY versus XY comparisons.
f Group 4: genes subject to X inactivation (not expressed in rodent x human hybrid cell lines that retain an inactive human X [14].
g Group 5: genes that variably escape from X inactivation (expressed in 1-6/9 hybrid lines) [14].
h Group 6: genes that consistently escape from X inactivation (expressed in 7-9/9 hybrid lines) [14]. PAR1 genes were not included.
i All 362 X-linked genes detected by microarray expression analysis in all diploid and triploid cell cultures.