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Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) technique is becoming increasingly popular for unbiased and high-resolutional transcriptome analysis of heterogeneous cell populations. Despite its many advantages, scRNAseq, like any other genomic sequencing technique, is susceptible to the influence of confounding effects. Controlling ...

A multi-institution research group jointly led by Professor Jan Prins and UNC CS alumna Professor Jinze Liu at the University of Kentucky is developing algorithms and software to analyze RNA using high-throughput sequencers. The software is in use in multiple ...

Pre-mRNA splicing is a critical step in eukaryotic gene expression that contributes to proteomic, cellular and developmental complexity. Small nuclear (sn)RNAs are core spliceosomal components, however, the extent to which differential expression of snRNA isoforms regulates splicing is completely unknown. ...

Mapping reads to a reference sequence is a common step when analyzing allele effects in high-throughput sequencing data. The choice of reference is critical because its effect on quantitative sequence analysis is non-negligible. Recent studies suggest aligning to a single ...

Non-coding (nc)RNAs are important structural and regulatory molecules. Accurate determination of the primary sequence and secondary structure of ncRNAs is important for understanding their functions. During cDNA synthesis, RNA 3′ end stem-loops can self-prime reverse transcription, creating RNA-cDNA chimeras. Researchers ...

Sm proteins are multimeric RNA-binding factors, found in all three domains of life. Eukaryotic Sm proteins, together with their associated RNAs, form small ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes important in multiple aspects of gene regulation. Comprehensive knowledge of the RNA components of ...