Tianru Zhang, Changhao Li, Jiaying Zhu, Yanjun Li, Zhiye Wang, Chun-Yip Tong, Yu Xi, Yi Han, Hisashi Koiwa, Xu Peng, Xiuren Zhang
BACKGROUND: RNA secondary structure (RSS) can influence the regulation of transcription, RNA processing, and protein synthesis, among other processes. 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs) of mRNA also hold the key for many aspects of gene regulation. However, there are often contradictory results regarding the roles of RSS in 3' UTRs in gene expression in different organisms and/or contexts. RESULTS: Here, we incidentally observe that the primary substrate of miR159a (pri-miR159a), when embedded in a 3' UTR, could promote mRNA accumulation...
February 22, 2024: Genome Biology