CGC Bibliography Paper 3148

Gene clusters and polycistronic transcription in

Blumenthal T

Medline:

98364616

Citation:

BioEssays 20: 480-487 1998

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

cha-1 deg-3 des-2 gpd-2 gpd-3 lin-15 unc-17

Abstract:

Sometimes genes are arranged nonrandomly on the chromosomes of eukaryotes. This review considers instances of gene clusters in which two genes or more are expressed from a single promoter. This includes cases in which a polycistronic pre-mRNA is processed to make monocistronic mRNAs in nematodes, as well as isolated examples of polycistronic mRNAs found in mammals, flies, and perhaps plants.