Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA transcripts. RNA splicing is a cellular process ...

While working on a COVID-19-related project during the lockdown, Kärt Tomberg, PhD, found herself thinking about introns. She was part of a team working on the spike protein used in vaccines. Her task ...

The discovery of the discontinuous nature of eukaryotic genes, characterized by coding exons interrupted by non-coding introns, marked a pivotal advancement in genetics. Following gene transcription, ...

Each mRNA transcript contains coding regions, known as exons, and noncoding regions, known as introns. They also include sites that act as signals for where splicing should occur, allowing the cell to ...

Over two decades after the first human genome was sequenced, a team of researchers has discovered ~1 million new exons in the human genome. The research group, from the University of Toronto’s (U of T ...