PolyA sequences without AATAAA signal in sense or antisense orientation still induced transcription termination. Antisense PolyA (PolyAas) was divided into four fragments that all are 60 bp long and the middle two fragments were named 2F2R and 3F3R. 2F2R or 3F3R was inserted upstream of Alu tandem sequence in pAlu14.
Background DNA methylation is an important regulator of gene expression and chromatin structure. Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (MeDIP-Seq) is commonly used to identify regions of DNA methylation in eukaryotic genomes. Within MeDIP-Seq libraries, methylated cytosines can be found in both double-stranded (symmetric) and single-stranded (asymmetric) genomic contexts. While
Dicer, an RNase III-type endonuclease, is responsible for processing the double-stranded RNA into the functional 21–23 siRNA duplexes, with overhangs in the 3′-end of each strand. The siRNA duplexes then bind to a protein known as Argonaute, which selects the antisense guide strand to the target RNA.
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