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ReviewCellular & molecular biology letters2016

Natural antisense RNAs as mRNA regulatory elements in bacteria: a review on function and applications.

Fatemeh Saberi, Mehdi Kamali, Ali Najafi, Alavieh Yazdanparast, Mehrdad Moosazadeh Moghaddam

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Review in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fatemeh SaberiMolecular Biology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi KamaliNanobiotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali NajafiMolecular Biology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alavieh YazdanparastApplied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad Moosazadeh MoghaddamApplied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRBiotechnology Research Center · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Naturally occurring antisense RNAs are small, diffusible, untranslated transcripts that pair to target RNAs at specific regions of complementarity to control their biological function by regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. This review focuses on known cases of antisense RNA control in prokaryotes and provides an overview of some natural RNA-based mechanisms that bacteria use to modulate gene expression, such as mRNA sensors, riboswitches and antisense RNAs. We also highlight recent advances in RNA-based technology. The review shows that studies on both natural and synthetic systems are reciprocally beneficial.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerBacteriaRNA, AntisenseRNA, MessengerBacteriaCis-asRNAHfq proteinNatural antisenseRegulationRiboswitchRNA engineeringRNA silencingRNA thermosensorsTrans-asRNA

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PMID28536609
PMCPMC5415839
OpenAlexW2523436992

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