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Natural antisense transcripts regulate gene expression in an epigenetic manner

Su, Wen-Yu, Xiong, Hua, Fang, Jing-Yuan·2010·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Abstract

Cytosine DNA methylation, covalent histone modifications, and RNA-mediated gene regulation are the major aspects of epigenetic regulation. Natural antisense transcripts (NATs), as a new member of regulatory RNAs, occur ubiquitously in prokaryote and eukaryote, and play significant roles in physiological or pathological processes. NATs, mostly non-coding RNAs, are involved in transcriptional interference, genomic imprinting, X inactivation, RNA editing, translational regulation, RNA export, DNA methylation, histone modifications, and so on. NATs regulate gene expression through direct interaction with the sense transcripts or indirect interaction with other targets, such as DNA methyltransferases, histone acetylases and histone deacetylases. There may be a direct link among NATs, DNA methylaton and histone modifications. Through formation of sense-antisense duplex structures, NATs exert a widespread impact on conventional gene expression at the mRNA and/or protein level and regulate sense transcripts in a concordant or discordant manner. As one of the important components in epigenetics, NATs could be a potentially rich source for scientists to exploit in the therapy of cancers and other diseases.

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  • Natural antisense transcripts cover a broad and ubiquitous spectrum and have complementary sequences that indirectly interact with targets such as DNA methyltransferases, histone acetylases, and deacetylases.

    “From the major regulatory epigenetic mechanisms, natural antisense transcripts (NATs) cover a broad and ubiquitous spectrum, besides complementary sequences indirectly interacting with other targets like DNA methyltransferases, histone acetylases, and deacetylases [62].”
  • NATs can either overlap or not with mature conventional sense sequences.

    “NATs can either overlap or not with mature conventional sense sequences [62].”

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Authors
Su, W.-Y., Xiong, H., & Fang, J.-Y.
Affiliations
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
Corresponding author
Fang, Jing-Yuan
Venue
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-05
Volume
396
Issue
2
Pages
177-181
ISSN
0006-291X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2109189980
Cited by
71
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Funds of Foundation of National Nature Science in China (30971330)
  • National Basic Research Program of China 973 (2010CB5293)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
natural antisense transcripts, epigenetic regulation, gene expression regulation, DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNA, transcriptional interference, genomic imprinting, X chromosome inactivation, RNA editing, translational regulation, DNA methyltransferases, histone acetyltransferase, histone deacetylase, cancer therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Transcription, Genetic, RNA, Antisense, DNA Methylation, Epigenesis, Genetic

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