Identification of novel transcripts of CHRNA7 and CHRFAM7A in airway epithelial cells

Background: RNA splicing is a crucial process for delivering the appropriate message for protein synthesis. Most genes are affected by alternative splicing, and among these is CHRNA7. This gene encodes for the nicotinic acetylcholine α7 receptor subunit that is involved in the cholinergic anti-infla...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Omar Akram Jerjees
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13731/