GSBS Dissertations and Theses
Approval Date
5-21-2014
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic Program
Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Department
RNA Therapeutics Institute
First Thesis Advisor
Melissa J. Moore, PhD
Second Thesis Advisor
Phillip D. Zamore, PhD
Keywords
DNA, Gene Expression, Gene Expression Profiling, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Protein Isoforms, RNA, Small Interfering RNA, DNA Sequence Analysis, Transcriptome
Subjects
Dissertations, UMMS; DNA; Gene Expression; Gene Expression Profiling; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Protein Isoforms; RNA; RNA, Small Interfering; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Transcriptome
Abstract
Analysis of gene expression has undergone a technological revolution. What was impossible 6 years ago is now routine. High-throughput DNA sequencing machines capable of generating hundreds of millions of reads allow, indeed force, a major revision toward the study of the genome’s functional output—the transcriptome. This thesis examines the history of DNA sequencing, measurement of gene expression by sequencing, isoform complexity driven by alternative splicing and mammalian piRNA precursor biogenesis. Examination of these topics is framed around development of a novel RNA-templated DNA-DNA ligation assay (SeqZip) that allows for efficient analysis of abundant, complex, and functional long RNAs. The discussion focuses on the future of transcriptome analysis, development and applications of SeqZip, and challenges presented to biomedical researchers by extremely large and rich datasets.
Repository Citation
Roy, CK. Putting the Pieces Together: Exons and piRNAs: A Dissertation. (2014). University of Massachusetts Medical School. GSBS Dissertations and Theses. Paper 726. DOI: 10.13028/M2X60K. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/726
DOI
10.13028/M2X60K
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