Short Homologous Sequences Are Strongly Associated with the Generation of Chimeric RNAs in Eukaryotes

Chimeric RNAs have been reported in varieties of organisms and are conventionally thought to be produced by trans-splicing of two or more distinct transcripts. Here, we conducted a large-scale search for chimeric RNAs in the budding yeast, fruit fly, mous

We thank Chris Tyler-Smith, Zhenglong Gu, Yali Xue, and Paul Lemetti's comments on and English editing of the manuscript. This work was supported by a CAS-Max Planck Society Fellowship, a NSFC key grant ( No. 30430400), and a 973 Program grant ( No. 2007C