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| Title: | Integrated detection of natural antisense transcripts using strand-specific RNA sequencing data |
| Creators Name: | Li, S., Liberman, L., Mukherjee, N., Benfey, P. and Ohler, U. |
| Abstract: | Pairs of RNA molecules transcribed from partially or entirely complementary loci are called cis-natural antisense transcripts (cis-NATs), and they play key roles in the regulation of gene expression in many organisms. A promising experimental tool for profiling sense and antisense transcription is strand-specific RNA sequencing (ssRNA-seq). To identify cis-NATs using ssRNA-seq, we developed a new computational method based on a model comparison framework that incorporates the inherent variable efficiency of generating perfectly strand-specific libraries. Applying the method to new ssRNA-seq data from whole root and cell-type specific Arabidopsis libraries confirmed most of the known cis-NAT pairs and identified 918 additional cis-NAT pairs. Newly identified cis-NAT pairs are supported by polyadenylation data, alternative splicing patterns and RT-PCR validation. We found 209 cis-NAT pairs that have opposite expression levels in neighboring cell types, implying cell-type specific roles for cis-NATs. By integrating a genome-wide epigenetic profile of Arabidopsis, we identified a unique chromatin signature of cis-NATs, suggesting a connection between cis-NAT transcription and chromatin modification in plants. An analysis of small-RNA sequencing data showed that approximately 4% of cis-NAT pairs produce putative cis-NAT induced siRNAs. Taken together, our data and analyses illustrate the potential for multifaceted regulatory roles of plant cis-NATs. |
| Keywords: | RNA-seq, Arabidopsis, cis-NAT Genes, Cell Type-Specific Gene Expression |
| Source: | Genome Research |
| ISSN: | 1088-9051 |
| Publisher: | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Page Range: | 1730-1739 |
| Date: | October 2013 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.149310.112 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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