Liu Feng
National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics. 2017 Jun;15(3):196-200. doi: 10.1016/j.gpb.2016.12.006. Epub 2017 May 19.
Enhancer-derived RNAs (eRNAs) are a group of RNAs transcribed by RNA polymerase II from the domain of transcription enhancers, a major type of cis-regulatory elements in the genome. The correlation between eRNA production and enhancer activity has stimulated studies on the potential role of eRNAs in transcriptional regulation. Additionally, eRNA has also served as a marker for global identification of enhancers. Here I review the brief history and fascinating properties of eRNAs.
增强子衍生RNA(eRNAs)是一组由RNA聚合酶II从转录增强子区域转录而来的RNA,转录增强子是基因组中一种主要的顺式调控元件。eRNA产生与增强子活性之间的相关性激发了人们对eRNAs在转录调控中潜在作用的研究。此外,eRNA还作为增强子全基因组识别的标志物。在此,我将综述eRNAs的简短历史和迷人特性。