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| Title |
The Function of Introns
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Genetics, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fgene.2012.00055 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michal Chorev, Liran Carmel |
| Abstract |
The intron-exon architecture of many eukaryotic genes raises the intriguing question of whether this unique organization serves any function, or is it simply a result of the spread of functionless introns in eukaryotic genomes. In this review, we show that introns in contemporary species fulfill a broad spectrum of functions, and are involved in virtually every step of mRNA processing. We propose that this great diversity of intronic functions supports the notion that introns were indeed selfish elements in early eukaryotes, but then independently gained numerous functions in different eukaryotic lineages. We suggest a novel criterion of evolutionary conservation, dubbed intron positional conservation, which can identify functional introns. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Brazil | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |
| Egypt | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Scientists | 3 | 30% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 614 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 2% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 592 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 126 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 113 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 79 | 13% |
| Researcher | 72 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 4% |
| Other | 96 | 16% |
| Unknown | 104 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 202 | 33% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 155 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 2% |
| Other | 73 | 12% |
| Unknown | 120 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 September 2022.
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