Genome-wide prediction and identification of cis-natural antisense transcripts in Arabidopsis thaliana

摘要

A new computational method for predicting cis-encoded natural antisense transcripts (NATs) in Arabidopsis identified 1,340 potential NAT pairs. The expression of both sense and antisense transcripts of 957 NAT pairs was confirmed, and analysis of MPSS data suggested that for most pairs one of the two transcripts is predominantly expressed in a tissue-specific manner.