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. 2002 Feb;18(2):63-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(02)02598-2.

Antisense transcripts in the human genome

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Antisense transcripts in the human genome

Ben Lehner et al. Trends Genet. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

By a systematic search of vertebrate mRNA sequences, we have identified a surprisingly large number of human antisense transcripts. These data suggest that regulation of gene expression by antisense and double-stranded RNAs could be a common phenomenon in mammalian cells.

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