Microexons: discovery, regulation, and function
Autor: | Sebastien M. Weyn-Vanhentenryck, Dmytro Ustianenko, Chaolin Zhang |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Functional role Regulation of gene expression Spliceosome Alternative splicing RNA Computational biology Biology Bioinformatics Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences Exon 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine RNA splicing Molecular Biology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Function (biology) |
Zdroj: | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA. 8:e1418 |
ISSN: | 1757-7004 |
Popis: | The importance of RNA splicing in numerous cellular processes is well established. However, an underappreciated aspect is the ability of the spliceosome to recognize a set of very small (3-30 nucleotide, 1-10 amino acid) exons named microexons. Despite their small size, microexons and their regulation through alternative splicing have now been shown to play critical roles in protein and system function. Here we review the discovery of microexons over time and the mechanisms by which their splicing is regulated, including recent progress made through deep RNA sequencing. We also discuss the functional role of microexons in biology and disease. WIREs RNA 2017, 8:e1418. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1418 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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