Transcriptional Elongation and mRNA Export Are Coregulated Processes
Author(s) -
Maria Micaela MolinaNavarro,
Celia Pilar MartinezJimenez,
Susana RodríguezNavarro
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
genetics research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2090-3154
pISSN - 2090-3162
DOI - 10.4061/2011/652461
Subject(s) - messenger rna , microbiology and biotechnology , cytoplasm , transcription (linguistics) , chromatin , gene expression , epigenetics , gene , biology , transcriptional regulation , regulation of gene expression , genetics , computational biology , linguistics , philosophy
Chromatin structure complexity requires the interaction and coordinated work of a multiplicity of factors at different transcriptional regulation stages. Transcription control comprises a set of processes that ensures proper balance in the gene expression under different conditions, such as signals, metabolic states, or development. We could frame those steps from epigenetic marks to mRNA stability to support the holistic view of a fine-tune balance of final mRNA levels through mRNA transcription, export, stability, translation, and degradation. Transport of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is a key process in regulated gene expression. Transcriptional elongation and mRNA export are coregulated steps that determine the mature mRNA levels in the cytoplasm. In this paper, recent insights into the coordination of these processes in eukaryotes will be summarised.
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