Blogs about: Regulation Of Gene Expression
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Intron-mediated enhancement of gene expression
Most genes in eukaryotes (well, at least eukaryotes that are not Saccharomyces cerevisiae) possess introns, sequences that are transcribed by RNA polymerase II and subsequently spliced out from the pr… more →
The RNA Underworld
Intron-mediated enhancement of gene expression
Arthur Hunt wrote 2 months ago: Most genes in eukaryotes (well, at least eukaryotes that are not Saccharomyces cerevisiae) possess i … more →
Alternative polyadenylation and cancer
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Arthur Hunt wrote 2 months ago: This is a follow-up of sorts to a previous essay on the subject of alternative polyadenylation. In … more →
On the functional significance of alternative splicing
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Arthur Hunt wrote 6 months ago: Alternative splicing – the choice of different splice sites and/or exons in a primary transcri … more →
Alternative polyadenylation in development
Arthur Hunt wrote 6 months ago: One of the things that is an open book is the true scope and physiological relevance of alternative … more →
Where polyadenylation, siRNAs, and DNA methylation meet
Arthur Hunt wrote 7 months ago: It has become more apparent in recent years that the different aspects of gene expression – transcri … more →
Convergent transcription, polyadenylation, RNA editing, and regulation
Arthur Hunt wrote 7 months ago: One of the mechanisms by which polyadenylation may contribute to the regulation of gene expression ( … more →
SOC1 and the RNA Underworld
Arthur Hunt wrote 8 months ago: Earlier, I described studies of the so-called SOC1 and FUL genes of Arabidopsis, genes that when mut … more →
More strangeness ...
Arthur Hunt wrote 9 months ago: Awhile ago, I discussed a flurry of papers in Science that showed some curious aspects of transcript … more →
Interesting stuff
Arthur Hunt wrote 10 months ago: While my yard is recovering from the ice, and I from today’s UK game, I thought I would toss o … more →
RNA and kitchen tools – Slicers, Dicers, and CRISPRs
Arthur Hunt wrote 11 months ago: RNA-based regulation is all the rage in biology today. The more familiar mechanisms involve small R … more →
Off with their heads!
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: As noted in this earlier essay, the poly(A) tail collaborates with the 5′-end of the mRNA (the … more →
On the evolution of microRNAs and their targets
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: A couple of recent papers from the world of plant science. As always, enjoy. Evolution of Arabidops … more →
Target recognition by microRNAs
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: Recently, I broached the subject of small RNAs, and mentioned that there were two general classes of … more →
The Small RNA World - a brief introduction
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Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: The first reflex when coming across the title of this blog is, most likely, that it is a blog that m … more →
If I could only remember ....
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: A recent essay described the process of cytoplasmic polyadenylation, and the functioning of the proc … more →
Cytoplasmic polyadenylation
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: The polyadenylation of mRNAs is usually thought of as a process that occurs in the nucleus, and inde … more →
The 2008 Winners
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: … of the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award are Victor Ambros, David Baulcombe, and Ga … more →
Alternative polyadenylation
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: Polyadenylation is a process that pertains to the expression of almost all genes in eukaryotes. In … more →
Regulation of Gene Expression
fopcustudents wrote 1 year ago: A Repressible Operon in the Absence of a Corepressor (The Tryptophan (trp) Operon) A Repressible Ope … more →
