title: Non-coding RNA in apicomplexan parasites.
abstract: In recent years it has became evident that the transcriptome of most species has little protein-coding capacity and that the abundance of non-coding RNA was previously overlooked. Non-coding RNAs were initially thought to be transcriptional noise, however, a growing number of studies is showing that many of these RNAs have important regulatory functions. Here, we review the progress done in apicomplexan parasites in this rapidly growing field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Stafford Hall, Room 306, 95 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405, United States. mmatrajt@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matrajt
mesh_terms: D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D022661:RNA, Untranslated