Downregulation of CFIm25 amplifies dermal fibrosis through alternative polyadenylation

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Systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) is a multisystem fibrotic disease. The mammalian cleavage factor I 25-kD subunit (CFIm25; encoded by NUDT21) is a key regulator of alternative polyadenylation, and its depletion causes predominantly 3'UTR shortening through loss of stimulation of distal polyadenylation sites. A shortened 3'UTR will often lack microRNA target sites, resulting in increased mRNA translation due...

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