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¹Institute for Cancer Genetics and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

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Recent advances reveal that RNA molecules, especially regulatory small RNAs, possess multiple functions. This RNA multifunctionality expands our understanding of gene regulation and biological networks.

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Area of Science:

Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biochemistry

Background:

Advances in sequencing technology have greatly expanded the known catalog of eukaryotic RNA species.
There is a growing emphasis on understanding the regulatory roles of RNA molecules.
Recent studies suggest RNA molecules exhibit significant functional complexity beyond their canonical roles.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recently discovered instances of RNA multifunctionality.
To highlight the complex regulatory roles of small RNAs.
To explore how multifunctional RNAs connect biological regulatory networks.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent studies on RNA biology.
Analysis of findings related to RNA multifunctionality.
Focus on regulatory small RNAs and their diverse functions.

Main Results:

Many RNA molecules, including well-studied classes, perform unanticipated regulatory functions.
Some RNAs serve as substrates for the biogenesis of other functionally distinct RNA molecules.
RNA multifunctionality is a common theme, expanding the complexity of RNA biology.

Conclusions:

RNA molecules can fulfill multiple, parallel functions, increasing biological regulatory complexity.
Multifunctional RNAs may serve as crucial links between disparate biological regulatory networks.
The discovery of RNA multifunctionality opens new avenues for understanding gene regulation.