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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Long non-coding RNA and messenger RNA—the meeting of two worlds

Constance VenninEric Adriaenssens

subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMessenger RNAEditorialbusiness.industryGene expressionMedicineComputational biologybusinessLong non-coding RNAChromatin

description

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), defined as transcripts without protein-coding potential, have recently emerged as key mediators in numerous biological functions. LncRNAs act as regulators of gene expression at different levels including transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation as well as chromatin organization.

https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2018.01.103