RNA at 92°C

RNA at 92°C

The non-coding transcriptome of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi is investigated using the RNA-seq technology. A dedicated computational pipeline analyzes RNA-seq reads and prior genome annotation to identify small RNAs, untranslated regions of mRNAs, and cis-encoded antisense transcripts. Unlike other archaea, such as Sulfolobus and Halobacteriales, P. abyssi produces few leade...

RNA Isolation (Small RNA Extraction). Fatemeh Mehrpooyan*

RNA polymerase II at initiation.

R NA polymerase II (RNAPII) is the enzyme responsible for synthesis of all mRNA in higher cells. As the central component of the eukaryotic transcription machinery, RNAPII is the final target of regulatory pathways that are ultimately responsible for cellular development, differentiation, and metabolic control. Publication of the highresolution structure of yeast RNAPII (1, 2) and of a transcri...

Enhancement of RNA Interference Effect in P19 EC Cells by an RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase

Background: RNA interference (RNAi) is a phenomenon uses double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to specifically inhibit gene expression. The non-specific silencing caused by interferon response to dsRNA in mammalian cells limits the potential of utilizing RNAi to study gene function. Duplexes of 21-nucleotide short interfering dsRNA (siRNA) inhibit gene expression by RNAi. In some organisms, siRNA can als...

Messenger RNA Degradation: Beginning at the End

The mechanisms responsible for mRNA decay in mammalian cells, and how specific sequence elements accelerate decay, are unknown. Recent work indicates that 'ARE' instability elements recruit the exosome to promote rapid 3'-to-5' degradation of the mRNA.