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| Item Type: | Review |
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| Title: | Long non-coding RNA in health and disease |
| Creators Name: | Maass, P.G. and Luft, F.C. and Bähring, S. |
| Abstract: | Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) interact with the nuclear architecture and are involved in fundamental biological mechanisms, such as imprinting, histone-code regulation, gene activation, gene repression, lineage determination, and cell proliferation, all by regulating gene expression. Understanding the lncRNA regulation of transcriptional or post-transcriptional gene regulation expands our knowledge of disease. Several associations between altered lncRNA function and gene expression have been linked to clinical disease phenotypes. Early advances have been made in developing lncRNAs as biomarkers. Several mouse models reveal that human lncRNAs have very diverse functions. Their involvement in gene and genome regulation as well as disease underscores the importance of lncRNA-mediated regulatory networks. Because of their tissue-specific expression potential, their function as activators or repressors, and their selective targeting of genes, lncRNAs are of potential therapeutic interest. We review the regulatory mechanisms of lncRNAs, their major functional principles, and discuss their role in Mendelian disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders. |
| Keywords: | Gene Regulation, Chromatin Loop, In cis, In trans, Histone Code, Transcriptional Regulation, Long Non-Coding RNA, lncRNA, CISTR-ACT, Chromosomal Territories, Waddington, Boveri, Animals |
| Source: | Journal of Molecular Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0946-2716 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Volume: | 92 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Page Range: | 337-346 |
| Date: | April 2014 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-014-1131-8 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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