"Introns" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sequences of DNA in the genes that are located between the EXONS. They are transcribed along with the exons but are removed from the primary gene transcript by RNA SPLICING to leave mature RNA. Some introns code for separate genes.
| Descriptor ID |
D007438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.024.220.400 G05.360.340.024.340.137.515
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| Concept/Terms |
Introns- Introns
- Intron
- Sequences, Intervening
- Intervening Sequence
- Sequence, Intervening
- Intervening Sequences
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Introns" by people in this website by year, and whether "Introns" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2003 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Introns" by people in Profiles.
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Defects in intron recycling suppress the antiviral response via a mechanism of intronic endogenous dsRNA. J Exp Med. 2026 Apr 06; 223(4).
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Nuclear 2'-O-methylation regulates RNA splicing through its binding protein FUBP1. Sci Adv. 2025 10 17; 11(42):eady3894.
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Genome-wide profiling of tRNA modifications by Induro-tRNAseq reveals coordinated changes. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 26; 16(1):1047.
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Dynamics of RNA localization to nuclear speckles are connected to splicing efficiency. Sci Adv. 2024 10 18; 10(42):eadp7727.
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Global impact of unproductive splicing on human gene expression. Nat Genet. 2024 Sep; 56(9):1851-1861.
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The debranching enzyme Dbr1 regulates lariat turnover and intron splicing. Nat Commun. 2024 May 30; 15(1):4617.
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A multi-tissue, splicing-based joint transcriptome-wide association study identifies susceptibility genes for breast cancer. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 06 06; 111(6):1100-1113.
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Single-cell long-read sequencing in human cerebral organoids uncovers cell-type-specific and autism-associated exons. Cell Rep. 2023 11 28; 42(11):113335.
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Inter-species association mapping links splice site evolution to METTL16 and SNRNP27K. Elife. 2023 10 03; 12.
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New insights into RNA processing by the eukaryotic tRNA splicing endonuclease. J Biol Chem. 2023 09; 299(9):105138.