Long non-coding RNAs and splicing
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
33835135
DOI
10.1042/ebc20200087
PII: 228261
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- SR proteins, large intervening non-coding RNA, snRNP, spliceosomes, splicing,
- MeSH
- RNA, Long Noncoding * genetics MeSH
- RNA Splicing MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Names of Substances
- RNA, Long Noncoding * MeSH
In this review I focus on the role of splicing in long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) life. First, I summarize differences between the splicing efficiency of protein-coding genes and lncRNAs and discuss why non-coding RNAs are spliced less efficiently. In the second half of the review, I speculate why splice sites are the most conserved sequences in lncRNAs and what additional roles could splicing play in lncRNA metabolism. I discuss the hypothesis that the splicing machinery can, besides its dominant role in intron removal and exon joining, protect cells from undesired transcripts.
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