Results indicate a possible link between transcriptional remodeling, RNA editing, and functional polarization of HCC-induced neutrophils, and provide an exploratory framework for investigating ADAR-regulated RNA editing in tumor-immune communication.
Qian Cao, Y. Duan· Journal of Biological Chemis...· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
The pedagogical depiction of eukaryotic gene structure seems to assume that coding sequences (CDSs) are predefined in the genome, with transcript diversity arising mainly from exon shuffling. However, whether such "predefined CDS" model is universal remains untested.
METHODS
We systematically analyzed seven representative eukaryotic genomes to classify protein-coding genes (PCGs) into four classes based on the positional consistency of CDS start/stop sites. Both strict and loose criteria were applied, followed by cross-species comparisons of genomic feature and functional enrichment.
RESULTS
Predefined CDS genes (Class 1) were unexpectedly rare, comprising < 10% of PCGs in most species but exceeding 25% in Drosophila. Class 1 genes displayed more exons, longer CDSs, but minimal splicing isoforms, indicating purifying selection on molecular diversity. Class 1 genes are enriched in housekeeping terms like neuronal and developmental processes, whereas highly variable Class 4 genes (with distinct CDS start/end positions across different transcripts) are associated with fast-evolving processes like metabolism and reproduction.
CONCLUSIONS
In contrast to the pedagogical simplification, our results show that CDSs are rarely predefined in the genome. The differential roles of predefined versus variable CDS architectures may reflect how natural selection balances molecular stability and functional innovation.
Qian Cao, Ziyi Wang, Y. Duan· BMC Genomics· 0 citations
The findings conservatively indicate that Smart-Seq may not be good at analyzing molecular diversity and that the results need to be interpreted with caution.
Y. Duan, Jiyao Liu, Shiwen Xu et al.· Nucleic Acids Research· 1 citation
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