Enter exitrons

Dorothee Staiger; Gordon G Simpson

doi:10.1186/s13059-015-0704-3

Enter exitrons

Genome Biol. 2015 Jul 7;16(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0704-3.

Authors

Dorothee Staiger¹, Gordon G Simpson^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. dorothee.staiger@uni-bielefeld.de.
² Division of Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, University of Dundee at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, UK. g.g.simpson@dundee.ac.uk.
³ Cell & Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, UK. g.g.simpson@dundee.ac.uk.

Abstract

Exitrons are exon-like introns located within protein-coding exons. Removal or retention of exitrons through alternative splicing increases proteome complexity and thus adds to phenotypic diversity.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Alternative Splicing*
Exons*
Female
Humans
Introns*
Open Reading Frames*
Proteomics*

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