title: Gene regulation: global transcription rates scale with size.
abstract: Is bigger better? Scientists have long puzzled over the potential relationship between cell size and the rate of mRNA production. A recent report builds a strong case that global transcription rates scale with size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Huzefa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dungrawala
authors.forename: Arkadi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manukyan
authors.forename: Brandt L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D048429:Cell Size; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000502:physiology*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins