SeminarPast EventNeuroscience

Neuronal RNA signatures: Regulation and Function

Schedule
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
17:00 UTC
Valérie Hilgers, PhD

Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics; Freiburg, Germany

Host: Neuroepigenetics Series

Event Information

Host

Neuroepigenetics Series

Duration

60 minutes

Abstract

Neurons are uniquely complex cells characterized by the expression of RNA sequences that are found in no other cell type: neuron-specific mRNA splice isoforms, circular RNAs, microRNAs, and ultra-long 3’UTRs. Although relatively little is known about how these neuronal RNA signatures control neuronal development and function, the importance of RNA-directed regulation in the brain is exemplified by its implication in neurological diseases. Our goal is to gain mechanistic and functional insight of the neuron-specific RNA landscape that drives neural function in health and disease.

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