2018
Caution needs to be taken when assigning transcription start sites to ends of protein-coding genes: a rebuttal
Sabath N, Vilborg A, Steitz JA, Shalgi R. Caution needs to be taken when assigning transcription start sites to ends of protein-coding genes: a rebuttal. Human Genomics 2018, 12: 32. PMID: 29945683, PMCID: PMC6020437, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-018-0164-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription start siteTranscriptional readthroughStart siteOsmotic stressProtein-coding genesGenome-wide comparisonEnd of genesStress-mediated inductionMammalian stress responseNIH3T3 mouse cellsDe novo initiationTranscription initiationGene endMammalian cellsLong transcriptsNIH3T3 cellsMouse cellsSimilar transcriptsStress responseTSS-seqHuman cellsReadthroughNovo initiationDramatic inductionStress conditions
2016
Readthrough transcription: How are DoGs made and what do they do?
Vilborg A, Steitz JA. Readthrough transcription: How are DoGs made and what do they do? RNA Biology 2016, 14: 632-636. PMID: 26861889, PMCID: PMC5449079, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1149680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoG inductionDownstream of genesMammalian gene expressionLevel of transcriptionPervasive transcriptionIntergenic transcriptionTranscription terminationPossible molecular mechanismsTranscriptional readthroughOsmotic stressGene expressionMolecular mechanismsEndoplasmic reticulumTranscriptionIP3 receptorOutstanding questionsTranscriptsBiogenesisGenomeInductionReadthroughGenesCalcium releaseReticulumMechanism