The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), defined as untranslated and tightly-regulated transcripts with a length exceeding 200 nt, are common outputs of the eukaryotic genome. It is becoming increasingly apparent that many lncRNAs likely serve as important regulators in a variety of biological processes. In p...

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Main Authors: Zhenxing Song, Jiamei Lin, Zhengguo Li, Chuan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-06-01
Series:Non-coding RNA Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054021000159
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spelling doaj-b01ba4506df64d1fac97ec817fb4712b2021-07-09T04:44:44ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Non-coding RNA Research2468-05402021-06-01627079The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focusZhenxing Song0Jiamei Lin1Zhengguo Li2Chuan Huang3School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Center of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Corresponding author. School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), defined as untranslated and tightly-regulated transcripts with a length exceeding 200 nt, are common outputs of the eukaryotic genome. It is becoming increasingly apparent that many lncRNAs likely serve as important regulators in a variety of biological processes. In particular, some of them accumulate in the nucleus and function in diverse nuclear events, including chromatin remodeling, transcriptional regulation, RNA processing, DNA damage repair, etc. Here, we unite recent progresses on the functions of nuclear lncRNAs and provide insights into the future research directions of this field.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054021000159MALAT1NEAT1XISTCircular RNARNA-Binding proteinNucleus
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Zhengguo Li
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The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
Non-coding RNA Research
MALAT1
NEAT1
XIST
Circular RNA
RNA-Binding protein
Nucleus
author_facet Zhenxing Song
Jiamei Lin
Zhengguo Li
Chuan Huang
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title The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
title_short The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
title_full The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
title_fullStr The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
title_full_unstemmed The nuclear functions of long noncoding RNAs come into focus
title_sort nuclear functions of long noncoding rnas come into focus
publisher KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
series Non-coding RNA Research
issn 2468-0540
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), defined as untranslated and tightly-regulated transcripts with a length exceeding 200 nt, are common outputs of the eukaryotic genome. It is becoming increasingly apparent that many lncRNAs likely serve as important regulators in a variety of biological processes. In particular, some of them accumulate in the nucleus and function in diverse nuclear events, including chromatin remodeling, transcriptional regulation, RNA processing, DNA damage repair, etc. Here, we unite recent progresses on the functions of nuclear lncRNAs and provide insights into the future research directions of this field.
topic MALAT1
NEAT1
XIST
Circular RNA
RNA-Binding protein
Nucleus
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