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How introns enhance gene expression

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It is suggested that there is no sole, definite answer to the question "how do introns enhance gene expression", rather, each intron-gene combination might undergo its own unique mixture of processes that lead to the perceptible outcome.
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This article is published in The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology.The article was published on 2017-10-01. It has received 247 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: RNA splicing & Minor spliceosome.

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Introns as Gene Regulators: A Brick on the Accelerator

TL;DR: The ability of some introns to strongly stimulate mRNA accumulation from several hundred nucleotides downstream of the transcription start site, even when the promoter has been deleted, reveals that the understanding of gene expression remains incomplete.
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The SLC9A-C Mammalian Na+/H+ Exchanger Family: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Physiology.

TL;DR: This review presents and discusses the pioneering original work as well as the current state-of-the-art research on mammalian NHEs, the solute carrier (SLC) 9 family, and provides a comprehensive view of core knowledge and recent insights into each family member.
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Genome-wide identification of glutathione S-transferase gene family in pepper, its classification, and expression profiling under different anatomical and environmental conditions

TL;DR: expression of most of the CaGST transcripts as well as the total pepper GST activity was found to be significantly up-regulated in response to cold, heat, drought, salinity and osmotic stress conditions, which might provide opportunities for future functional validation of this important gene family in pepper.
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The kinetics of pre-mRNA splicing in the Drosophila genome and the influence of gene architecture.

TL;DR: The data suggest that developmental and stress response genes may have preferentially evolved exon definition in order to enhance the rate or accuracy of splicing, and multiple gene level variables associated with splicing rate are identified.
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Exon-Mediated Activation of Transcription Starts.

TL;DR: Findings support a model in which splicing recruits transcription machinery locally to influence TSS choice and identify exon gain, loss, and regulatory change as major contributors to the evolution of alternative promoters and gene expression in mammals.
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Selective Anchoring of TFIID to Nucleosomes by Trimethylation of Histone H3 Lysine 4

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Pre-mRNA processing reaches back to transcription and ahead to translation.

TL;DR: This review discusses how pre-mRNA processing, including 5' cap addition, splicing, and polyadenylation, contributes to both the efficiency and fidelity of gene expression.
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The exon–exon junction complex provides a binding platform for factors involved in mRNA export and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay

TL;DR: The composition of the exon–exon junction complex is dynamic in vivo and is subject to significant evolution upon mRNA export to the cytoplasm.
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Introns increase gene expression in cultured maize cells.

TL;DR: It is indicated that introns increase both Adh1 and chimeric gene expression in maize and the optimal location for such an intron is near the 5' end of the mRNA.
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It is suggested that there is no sole, definite answer to the question "how do introns enhance gene expression".