RNA Regulations and Functions Decoded by Transcriptome-wide RNA Structure Probing
- Author:
Piao MEILING
1
;
Sun LEI
;
Zhang Cliff QIANGFENG
Author Information
1. MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics
- Keywords:
RNA structure probing;
RNA structurome;
RNA secondary structure;
Structure–function relation-ship;
RNA regulation
- From:
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics
2017;15(5):267-278
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
RNA folds into intricate structures that are crucial for its functions and regulations. To date, a multitude of approaches for probing structures of the whole transcriptome, i.e., RNA struc-turomes, have been developed. Applications of these approaches to different cell lines and tissues have generated a rich resource for the study of RNA structure–function relationships at a systems biology level. In this review, we first introduce the designs of these methods and their applications to study different RNA structuromes. We emphasize their technological differences especially their unique advantages and caveats. We then summarize the structural insights in RNA functions and regulations obtained from the studies of RNA structuromes. And finally, we propose potential directions for future improvements and studies.
