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RNA-Seq: a revolutionary tool for transcriptomics
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RNA-Seq is a recently developed approach to transcriptome profiling that uses deep-sequencing technologies. Studies using this method have already altered our view of the extent and complexity of eukaryotic transcriptomes. RNA-Seq also provides a far more precise measurement of levels of transcripts and their isoforms than other methods. This article describes the RNA-Seq approach, the challenges associated with its application, and the advances made so far in characterizing several eukaryote transcriptomes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wang, Z., Gerstein, M., & Snyder, M.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Snyder, Michael
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Genetics
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 57-63
- ISSN
- 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-0064
- PMC
- PMC2949280
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
- Keywords
- RNA-seq, transcriptomics, gene expression profiling, deep sequencing, mRNA isoforms, transcript quantification, next-generation sequencing
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, Exons, Humans, Models, Genetic, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Transcription, Genetic, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Gene Expression Profiling
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