Abstract
Even though less than 2% of the mammalian genome encodes proteins, a significant fraction can be transcribed into non-coding RNAs. An elegant study identifies a function for non-coding RNA transcription in activating neighbouring genes.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Gene Expression Regulation
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Genes, Immediate-Early
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Genome
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Mice
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NIH 3T3 Cells
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Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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RNA, Messenger / genetics
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RNA, Messenger / metabolism
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RNA, Untranslated / genetics*
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
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Transcription, Genetic*
Substances
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RNA, Messenger
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RNA, Untranslated