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ArticleMolecular systems biology2020

Pan-tissue analysis of allelic alternative polyadenylation suggests widespread functional regulation.

Yisheng Li, Bernhard Schaefke, Xudong Zou, Min Zhang, Florian Heyd, Wei Sun, Bin Zhang, Guipeng Li, Weizheng Liang, Yuhao He and 5 more

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yisheng Li *Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8015-7128
Bernhard Schaefke *Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1119-7198
Xudong ZouDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Florian HeydLaboratory of RNA Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Wei SunDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Bin ZhangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Guipeng LiDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3244-5499
Weizheng LiangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Yuhao HeDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Juexiao ZhouDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6739-6236
Yunfei LiDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Liang FangDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Yuhui HuDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3263-1627
Southern University of Science and Technology · CNFreie Universität Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative polyadenylation (APA) is a major layer of gene regulation. However, it has recently been argued that most APA represents molecular noise. To clarify their functional relevance and evolution, we quantified allele-specific APA patterns in multiple tissues from an F1 hybrid mouse. We found a clearly negative correlation between gene expression and APA diversity for the 2,866 genes (24.9%) with a dominant polyadenylation site (PAS) usage above or equal to 90%, suggesting that their other PASs represent molecular errors. Among the remaining genes with multiple PASs, 3,971 genes (34.5%) express two or more isoforms with potentially functional importance. Interestingly, the genes with potentially functional minor PASs specific to neuronal tissues often express two APA isoforms with distinct subcellular localizations. Furthermore, our analysis of cis-APA divergence shows its pattern across tissues is distinct from that of gene expression. Finally, we demonstrate that the relative usage of alternative PASs is not only affected by their cis-regulatory elements, but also by potential coupling between transcriptional and APA regulation as well as competition kinetics between alternative sites.

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3' Untranslated RegionsAllelesAnimalsCell LineGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMouse Embryonic Stem CellsPolyadenylationRNA, MessengerTissue Distribution3' Untranslated RegionsRNA, Messengeralternative polyadenylationerror hypothesisgene regulationneutral theory of molecular evolutionregulatory evolution

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PMID32311237
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