Implications of chimaeric non-co-linear transcripts

Gingeras, T. R. (September 2009) Implications of chimaeric non-co-linear transcripts. Nature, 461 (7261). pp. 206-11. ISSN 1476-4687 (Electronic)

Abstract

Deep sequencing of 'transcriptomes'--the collection of all RNA transcripts produced at a given time--from worms to humans reveals that some transcripts are composed of sequence segments that are not co-linear, with pieces of sequence coming from distant regions of DNA, even different chromosomes. Some of these 'chimaeric' transcripts are formed by genetic rearrangements, but others arise during post-transcriptional events. The 'trans-splicing' process in lower eukaryotes is well understood, but events in higher eukaryotes are not. The existence of such chimaeric RNAs has far-reaching implications for the potential information content of genomes and the way it is arranged.

Item Type: Paper
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Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > ncRNA
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Communities: CSHL labs > Gingeras lab
Depositing User: CSHL Librarian
Date: 10 September 2009
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2012 15:08
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2023 17:00
PMCID: PMC4020519
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/25336

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