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transcriptome

transcriptome

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All the RNA made from a cell's genes at a particular time
  • noun
  • /trænsˈkrɪptoʊm/
  • Specialized
: transcriptoma
  • Several groups have started to use RNA sequencing to probe the transcriptome.
  • transcriptome and genome
  • tissue-specific transcriptome
  • compare the transcriptomes

Examples

  • Second, we interrogated the in vivo SC transcriptome for signatures of active TGF signaling.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Researchers need improved technologies for high-throughput interrogation of transcriptomes.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The primary objective of the present study was to profile the whole transcriptome of cattle primary CHs and compare it with that of normal liver tissues.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We use the published eQTL map to assess whether the eSNPs associated with DE genes are directly associated with HT in an independent data set; this suggests the mediating role of the transcriptome in the genotype-phenotype association.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We found that bSCs and dSCs are distinct cell populations with different transcriptomes and repair features, indicating that the microenvironment is a key regulator of the dedifferentiation program.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The ability to carry out RNA-seq on minute numbers of cells purified from the in vivo nerve enabled us to compare the transcriptomes and ES modules of distal and bridge cells.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Researchers often analyze the transcriptome to understand gene expression at a specific stage of development.

  • The study focused on the plant transcriptome to identify genes involved in stress response.

  • Scientists compared the transcriptomes of healthy and diseased cells to uncover differences in RNA production.

Surface Forms

transcriptome singular

Morphology

transcriptome = transcript (semi-transparent) = transcript + ome

Formed from 'transcript' + the technical suffix '-ome' meaning 'the complete set of', so the relation is clear but '-ome' is specialized and may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Transcriptome is made of three parts: trans- ('across' or 'through'), script ('write'), and -ome ('a complete set'), like in genome. So a transcriptome is the full 'written' set of RNA messages copied from genes in a cell at one time.