The estimate is that as much as 70% of human genes produce antisense RNA.

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Properties of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions:

Regional specificity of induction

Genetic specificity of induction

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Regional specificity of induction:

mesenchyme plays an instructive role, calling into play different sets of genes in the responding epithelial cells.

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Genetic specificity of induction:

mesenchyme may instruct the epithelium as to what sets of genes to activate, the responding epithelium can comply with these instructions only so far as its genome permits.

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

An orderly series of events whereby epithelial cells are transformed into mesenchymal cells.

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Morphogen is a diffusable biochemical molecule that can determine the fate of a cell by its concentration.

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Morphogens can be:

Transcription factors

Paracrine factors