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RNA sequencing reveals two major classes of gene expression levels in metazoan cells


ABSTRACT: The expression level of a gene is often used as a proxy for determining whether the protein or RNA product is functional in a cell or tissue. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to understand the global distribution of gene expression levels, and to be able to interpret it mechanistically and functionally. Here we use RNA sequencing of mouse Th2 cells, coupled with a range of other techniques, to show that all genes can be separated, based on their expression abundance, into two distinct groups: one group comprising of lowly expressed and putatively non-functional mRNAs, and the other of highly expressed mRNAs with active chromatin marks at their promoters. Similar observations are made in other data sets, including sources such as Drosophila. RNA-seq data of two biological replicates of murine Th2 cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Daniel Hebenstreit 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28666 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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RNA sequencing reveals two major classes of gene expression levels in metazoan cells.

Hebenstreit Daniel D   Fang Miaoqing M   Gu Muxin M   Charoensawan Varodom V   van Oudenaarden Alexander A   Teichmann Sarah A SA  

Molecular systems biology 20110607


The expression level of a gene is often used as a proxy for determining whether the protein or RNA product is functional in a cell or tissue. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to understand the global distribution of gene expression levels, and to be able to interpret it mechanistically and functionally. Here we use RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of mouse Th2 cells, coupled with a range of other techniques, to show that all genes can be separated, based on their expression abundance, into two  ...[more]

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