Genome-wide natural antisense transcription: coupling its regulation to its different regulatory mechanisms

被引:218
作者
Lapidot, Michal [1 ]
Pilpel, Yitzhak [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mol Genet, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
natural antisense transcript (NAT); regulatory RNA; RNA interference; tile array; noise dampening;
D O I
10.1038/sj.embor.7400857
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Many genomic loci contain transcription units on both strands, therefore two oppositely oriented transcripts can overlap. Often, one strand codes for a protein, whereas the transcript from the other strand is non-encoding. Such natural antisense transcripts (NATs) can negatively regulate the conjugated sense transcript. NATs are highly prevalent in a wide range of species-for example, around 15% of human protein-encoding genes have an associated NAT. The regulatory mechanisms by which NATs act are diverse, as are the means to control their expression. Here, we review the current understanding of NAT function and its mechanistic basis, which has been gathered from both individual gene cases and genome-wide studies. In parallel, we survey findings about the regulation of NAT transcription. Finally, we hypothesize that the regulation of antisense transcription might be tailored to its mode of action. According to this model, the observed relationship between the expression patterns of NATs and their targets might indicate the regulatory mechanism that is in action.
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