Origin of a novel CYP20A1 transcript isoform through multiple Alu exaptations creates a potential miRNA sponge
A. Bhattacharya, V. Jha, K. Singhal, M. Fatima, D. Singh, G. Chaturvedi, D. Dholakia, R. Kutum, R. Pandey, T. E. Bakken, P. Seth, B. Pillai, M. Mukerji
The paper identifies a novel CYP20A1 transcript isoform generated by Alu exaptation that functions as a miRNA sponge in human neurons.
bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology