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ArticleGenome biology2018

Splicing heterogeneity: separating signal from noise.

Yihan Wan, Daniel R Larson

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Article in Genome biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Perplexity as a Metric for Isoform Diversity in the Human Transcriptome.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yihan WanLaboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Daniel R LarsonLaboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. dan.larson@nih.gov.

Funding

Transcription Dynamics in Single CellsZIABC011383 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LARSON, DANIEL · 2011 to 2025
$23.8M
NCI NIH HHS ZIA BC011383 06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell analyses have revealed a tremendous variety among cells in the abundance and chemical composition of RNA. Much of this heterogeneity is due to alternative splicing by the spliceosome. Little is known about how many of the resulting isoforms are biologically functional or just provide noise with little to no impact. The dynamic nature of the spliceosome provides numerous opportunities for regulation but is also the source of stochastic fluctuations. We discuss possible origins of splicing stochasticity, the experimental approaches for studying heterogeneity in isoforms, and the potential biological significance of noisy splicing in development and disease.

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Genetic HeterogeneityHumansProtein IsoformsRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingSingle-Cell AnalysisSpliceosomesProtein IsoformsRNA Precursors

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PMID29986741
PMCPMC6036703

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