Untranslated Gene Regions and Other Non-Coding Elements: Regulation of Eukaryotic Gene Expression

by Sue Fletcher, Lucy W. Barrett, Steve D. Wilton

There is now compelling evidence that the complexity of higher organisms correlates with the relative amount of non-coding RNA rather than the number of protein-coding genes. Previously dismissed as "junk DNA", it is the non-coding regions of the genome that are responsible for regulation, facilitating complex temporal and spatial gene expression through the combinatorial effect of numerous mechanisms and interactions working together to fine-tune...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034806787
• ISBN13: 9783034806787
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"