Nat Commun April 2023 PMID 37005399

Chance promoter activities illuminate the origins of eukaryotic intergenic transcriptions.

Haiqing Xu, Chuan Li, Chuan Xu, Jianzhi Zhang

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The posts express strong interest, discussing how approximately 41.63% of random sequences can act as promoters, highlighting the prevalence of chance-driven transcription. People engage meaningfully by analyzing the selective significance of the small subset of environments-specific transcription, with words like 'insightful' and 'revolutionary,' indicating recognition of its potential impact, but also acknowledging it as part of ongoing scientific debate.

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The study investigates whether intergenic transcription in eukaryotic genomes, specifically in yeast, is functional or just due to random RNA polymerase activity by creating a library of random sequences that can potentially drive transcription.
Results showed that about 41.63% of these random sequences could act as promoters, indicating that chance transcription is common even in complex chromatin environments.
Only a small part (about 15%) of yeast intergenic transcription cannot be explained by chance promoter activity or nearby gene expression, and these are more environment-specific, suggesting that most intergenic transcription is likely non-functional.

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Origins of Eukaryotic Intergenic Transcription Explained by Chance Promoters

This study explores whether intergenic transcription in eukaryotic genomes, especially in yeast, is functional or driven by random promoter activity. Results show that a significant portion of intergenic transcription…

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