Non-coding RNA in apicomplexan parasites.
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.
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont, Stafford Hall, Room 306, 95 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405, United States. mmatrajt@uvm.edu
D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D022661:RNA, Untranslated