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 …

Integrated lncRNA function upon genomic and epigenomic regulation

AB Herman, D Tsitsipatis, M Gorospe - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although some long noncoding (lnc) RNAs are known since the 1950s, the past 25 years
have uncovered myriad lncRNAs with diverse sequences, structures, and functions. The …

[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 …

Nuclear long noncoding RNAs: key regulators of gene expression

Q Sun, Q Hao, KV Prasanth - Trends in Genetics, 2018 - cell.com
A significant portion of the human genome encodes genes that transcribe long nonprotein-
coding RNAs (lncRNAs). A large number of lncRNAs localize in the nucleus, either enriched …

SON and SRRM2 are essential for nuclear speckle formation

İA Ilik, M Malszycki, AK Lübke, C Schade, D Meierhofer… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Nuclear speckles (NS) are among the most prominent biomolecular condensates. Despite
their prevalence, research on the function of NS is virtually restricted to colocalization …

Control of protein synthesis through mRNA pseudouridylation by dyskerin

C Pederiva, DM Trevisan, D Peirasmaki, S Chen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Posttranscriptional modifications of mRNA have emerged as regulators of gene expression.
Although pseudouridylation is the most abundant, its biological role remains poorly …

RNA-RNA interactions enable specific targeting of noncoding RNAs to nascent Pre-mRNAs and chromatin sites

JM Engreitz, K Sirokman, P McDonel, AA Shishkin… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Intermolecular RNA-RNA interactions are used by many noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) to
achieve their diverse functions. To identify these contacts, we developed a method based on …

The master energy homeostasis regulator PGC-1α exhibits an mRNA nuclear export function

SR Mihaylov, LM Castelli, YH Lin, A Gül, N Soni… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
PGC-1α plays a central role in maintaining mitochondrial and energy metabolism
homeostasis, linking external stimuli to transcriptional co-activation of genes involved in …

Chromatin-associated RNAs as facilitators of functional genomic interactions

X Li, XD Fu - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Mammalian genomes are extensively transcribed, which produces a large number of both
coding and non-coding transcripts. Various RNAs are physically associated with chromatin …

Quantitative analysis of multilayer organization of proteins and RNA in nuclear speckles at super resolution

J Fei, M Jadaliha, TS Harmon, ITS Li… - Journal of cell …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Nuclear speckles are self-assembled organelles composed of RNAs and proteins. They are
proposed to act as structural domains that control distinct steps in gene expression …