Noncoding RNA, antigenic variation, and the virulence genes of Plasmodium falciparum

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are being increasingly recognized as important regulators of gene expression. A recent paper in Genome Biology reports the identification of a lncRNA family in Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of the most deadly form of malaria, that may help to explain the mechanism of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bright, A Taylor, Winzeler, Elizabeth A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21771351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-9-50
Descripción
Sumario:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are being increasingly recognized as important regulators of gene expression. A recent paper in Genome Biology reports the identification of a lncRNA family in Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of the most deadly form of malaria, that may help to explain the mechanism of antigenic variation in virulence genes of this important pathogen. See Research article: http://genomebiology.com/2011/12/6/R56/abstract

Ejemplares similares