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 …

Mechanisms of long noncoding RNA function in development and disease

SU Schmitz, P Grote, BG Herrmann - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2016 - Springer
Since decades it has been known that non-protein-coding RNAs have important cellular
functions. Deep sequencing recently facilitated the discovery of thousands of novel …

From genotype to phenotype: genetics of mammalian long non-coding RNAs in vivo

D Andergassen, JL Rinn - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Genome-wide sequencing has led to the discovery of thousands of long non-coding RNA
(lncRNA) loci in the human genome, but evidence of functional significance has remained …

MEG3 noncoding RNA: a tumor suppressor

Y Zhou, X Zhang, A Klibanski - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is an imprinted gene belonging to the imprinted DLK1–
MEG3 locus located at chromosome 14q32. 3 in humans. Its mouse ortholog, Meg3, also …

Reprogramming factor stoichiometry influences the epigenetic state and biological properties of induced pluripotent stem cells

BW Carey, S Markoulaki, JH Hanna, DA Faddah… - Cell stem cell, 2011 - cell.com
We compared two genetically highly defined transgenic systems to identify parameters
affecting reprogramming of somatic cells to a pluripotent state. Our results demonstrate that …

MEG3 imprinted gene contribution in tumorigenesis

L Benetatos, G Vartholomatos… - International journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is a maternally expressed imprinted gene
representing a large noncoding RNA in which microRNAs (miRNAs) and small nucleolar …

The microRNAs within the DLK1-DIO3 genomic region: involvement in disease pathogenesis

L Benetatos, E Hatzimichael, E Londin… - Cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Springer
The mammalian genome is transcribed in a developmentally regulated manner, generating
RNA strands ranging from long to short non-coding RNA (ncRNAs). NcRNAs generated by …

Ascorbic acid prevents loss of Dlk1-Dio3 imprinting and facilitates generation of all–iPS cell mice from terminally differentiated B cells

M Stadtfeld, E Apostolou, F Ferrari, J Choi, RM Walsh… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) often results in aberrant epigenetic
silencing of the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 gene cluster, compromising the ability to generate …

Analysis of CLIP and iCLIP methods for nucleotide-resolution studies of protein-RNA interactions

Y Sugimoto, J König, S Hussain, B Zupan, T Curk… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
UV cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and individual-nucleotide resolution CLIP
(iCLIP) are methods to study protein-RNA interactions in untreated cells and tissues. Here …

Identification of DNA methylation changes in newborns related to maternal smoking during pregnancy

CA Markunas, Z Xu, S Harlid, PA Wade… - Environmental …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with significant infant
morbidity and mortality, and may influence later disease risk. One mechanism by which …