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FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.832348
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polyadenylation; epigenetics; DNA methylation; orphan CpG-Islands; CpG island (CGI); alternative polyadenylation (APA); mRNA processing
The mammalian genome is generally lacking in CG dinucleotides, except for CpG islands (CGIs) found in protected regions. CGIs serve as gene regulatory hubs, with a quarter of them located within genes. These intragenic CGIs play a crucial role in gene regulation, influencing transcription activity and transcriptome diversity within genes.
The mammalian genome is depleted in CG dinucleotides, except at protected regions where they cluster as CpG islands (CGIs). CGIs are gene regulatory hubs and serve as transcription initiation sites and are as expected, associated with gene promoters. Advances in genomic annotations demonstrate that a quarter of CGIs are found within genes. Such intragenic regions are repressive environments, so it is surprising that CGIs reside here and even more surprising that some resist repression and are transcriptionally active within a gene. Hence, intragenic CGI positioning within genes is not arbitrary and is instead, selected for. As a wealth of recent studies demonstrate, intragenic CGIs are embedded within genes and consequently, influence 'host' gene mRNA isoform length and expand transcriptome diversity.
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