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ReviewExperimental & molecular medicine2025

Computational methods for alternative polyadenylation and splicing in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

Naima Ahmed Fahmi, Sourav Saha, Qianqian Song, Qian Lou, Jeongsik Yong, Wei Zhang

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Review in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. PolyA-GLM: A comprehensive framework forComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Naima Ahmed FahmiDepartment of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Sourav SahaDepartment of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Qianqian SongDepartment of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4455-5302
Qian LouDepartment of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Jeongsik YongDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-0450
Wei ZhangDepartment of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. wzhang.cs@ucf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3605-9373

Funding

The Role of Truncated mRNAs in CancerR01GM113952 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI YONG, JEONGSIK · 2015 to 2023
$3.0M
Multi-modal insights of spatially distributed cells with associations of diseases and drug responseR35GM151089 · NIGMS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Qianqian Song · 2023 to 2026
$1.2M
National Science Foundation (NSF) III2152030National Science Foundation (NSF) III2246796NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM113952NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM151089U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 5R01GM113952-08U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM151089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative polyadenylation (APA) and alternative splicing (AS) are essential post-transcriptional mechanisms that enhance transcriptome diversity and regulate gene expression across various biological contexts. APA modifies transcript stability, localization and translation efficiency by generating mRNA isoforms with distinct 3' untranslated regions or coding sequences, while AS alters protein diversity through exon inclusion or exclusion. The advent of high-throughput RNA sequencing has driven the development of computational methods to systematically identify, quantify and analyze APA and AS events, shedding light on their regulatory roles in normal physiology and disease. These methods can be broadly categorized based on their underlying methodologies and the data types they process, with specialized tools designed for both bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing. Here, in this Review, we provide a comprehensive overview of computational strategies for APA and AS detection and differential analysis, highlighting their advantages, limitations and applications. In addition, we explore techniques specifically tailored for single-cell RNA sequencing. We enhance our understanding of APA and AS regulation across diverse biological systems by summarizing recent advancements, offering new insights into gene regulation at both the population and single-cell levels.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingComputational BiologyGene Expression RegulationPolyadenylationRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAnimalsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisRNA, Messenger

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PMID40804481
PMCPMC12411624

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