alternative splicing

L’Oréal-UNESCO Honors Four Asian Scientists

The L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards For Women in Science acknowledge outstanding women who are pushing the frontiers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

MYC: The Link Between Cancer & mRNA Splicing

Although more commonly associated with cancer, the oncoprotein MYC also plays an essential role in alternative splicing.

Lotus Transcriptome Sequenced

A transcriptome analysis of the lotus could facilitate future functional genomics studies on the ancient plant.

Fruit Fly Lights Up Brain Wiring

A study in flies shows that alternative splicing could be one explanation for the complexity of the brain.

Unexpected Functions For Alternatively Spliced Proteins

The discovery that a well-studied protein exists in 250 alternatively spliced variants prompts a re-think of protein complexity.