Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations

JS Mattick, PP Amaral, P Carninci… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Genes specifying long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) occupy a large fraction of the genomes
of complex organisms. The term 'lncRNAs' encompasses RNA polymerase I (Pol I), Pol II …

[HTML][HTML] Gene regulation by long non-coding RNAs and its biological functions

L Statello, CJ Guo, LL Chen, M Huarte - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Evidence accumulated over the past decade shows that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
are widely expressed and have key roles in gene regulation. Recent studies have begun to …

Overview of histone modification

Y Zhang, Z Sun, J Jia, T Du, N Zhang, Y Tang… - Histone Mutations and …, 2021 - Springer
Epigenetics is the epi-information beyond the DNA sequence that can be inherited from
parents to offspring. From years of studies, people have found that histone modifications …

Restoring synovial homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by targeting fibroblast-like synoviocytes

G Nygaard, GS Firestein - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2020 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic immune-mediated disease that primarily affects the
synovium of diarthrodial joints. During the course of RA, the synovium transforms into a …

The gut microbiota (microbiome) in cardiovascular disease and its therapeutic regulation

MM Rahman, F Islam, MH -Or-Rashid… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the last two decades, considerable interest has been shown in understanding the
development of the gut microbiota and its internal and external effects on the intestine, as …

Regulation of gene expression by cis-acting long non-coding RNAs

N Gil, I Ulitsky - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are diverse transcription products emanating from
thousands of loci in mammalian genomes. Cis-acting lncRNAs, which constitute a …

LncRNA-mediated DNA methylation: an emerging mechanism in cancer and beyond

W Huang, H Li, Q Yu, W Xiao, DO Wang - Journal of Experimental & …, 2022 - Springer
DNA methylation is one of the most important epigenetic mechanisms to regulate gene
expression, which is highly dynamic during development and specifically maintained in …

Long non-coding RNAs in lung cancer: Unraveling the molecular modulators of MAPK signaling

MS Hussain, O Afzal, G Gupta, ASA Altamimi… - … -Research and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Lung cancer (LC) continues to pose a significant global medical burden, necessitating a
comprehensive understanding of its molecular foundations to establish effective treatment …

Long non-coding RNAs in the regulation of gene expression: physiology and disease

JCR Fernandes, SM Acuña, JI Aoki, LM Floeter-Winter… - Non-coding RNA, 2019 - mdpi.com
The identification of RNAs that are not translated into proteins was an important
breakthrough, defining the diversity of molecules involved in eukaryotic regulation of gene …

The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

JD Ransohoff, Y Wei, PA Khavari - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA) genes have diverse features that distinguish
them from mRNA-encoding genes and exercise functions such as remodelling chromatin …