Introns and gene expression: Cellular constraints, transcriptional regulation, and evolutionary consequences
Heyn P, Kalinka AT, Tomancak P, Neugebauer KM. Introns and gene expression: Cellular constraints, transcriptional regulation, and evolutionary consequences. BioEssays 2014, 37: 148-154. PMID: 25400101, PMCID: PMC4654234, DOI: 10.1002/bies.201400138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort genesCellular constraintsImportant regulatory playersRNA polymerase IICell cycle constraintsLength of exonsNumber of transcriptsShorter cell cycleEvolutionary consequencesPolymerase IITranscriptional regulationAnimal ontogenyLong genesRegulatory playersTranscript productionDifferent genesGene expressionExpression profilesCell cycleEfficient expressionIntronsGenesCell typesTiming mechanismTranscripts