The sense of 'antisense' RNA: Non-coding antisense RNA can be used to stimulate protein production
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
While studying Parkinson's disease, an international research group led by scientists in Italy made a discovery which can improve industrial protein synthesis for therapeutic use. They managed to understand the use of RNA when it is not involved in the protein-coding process: the protein synthesis activity of coding genes can be enhanced, for example, by the activity of the non-coding one called "antisense".