mortality/aging
• when this allele is inherited paternally no XX female offsprings are observed 3 weeks after birth and only 1 XO female is produced although sex ratios are normal at E7.5
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embryo
• authors state that when this allele is inherited maternally, mice exhibit phenotypes associated with a failure of imprinted X-inactivation as in Xisttm1Jae Tsixtm1Enl heterozygotes
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cellular
• methylation at the Xist promoter is lost and histone modifications at the promoter are aberrant
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