Decoding LncRNAs.
Lidia BorkiewiczJoanna KałafutKarolina DudziakAlicja Przybyszewska-PodstawkaIlona TelejkoPublished in: Cancers (2021)
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been considered as unimportant additions to the transcriptome. Yet, in light of numerous studies, it has become clear that ncRNAs play important roles in development, health and disease. Long-ignored, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), ncRNAs made of more than 200 nucleotides have gained attention due to their involvement as drivers or suppressors of a myriad of tumours. The detailed understanding of some of their functions, structures and interactomes has been the result of interdisciplinary efforts, as in many cases, new methods need to be created or adapted to characterise these molecules. Unlike most reviews on lncRNAs, we summarize the achievements on lncRNA studies by taking into consideration the approaches for identification of lncRNA functions, interactomes, and structural arrangements. We also provide information about the recent data on the involvement of lncRNAs in diseases and present applications of these molecules, especially in medicine.
Keyphrases
- long non coding rna
- network analysis
- poor prognosis
- genome wide identification
- genome wide analysis
- public health
- health information
- case control
- gene expression
- mental health
- electronic health record
- high resolution
- genome wide
- transcription factor
- mass spectrometry
- big data
- machine learning
- randomized controlled trial
- rna seq
- data analysis
- dna methylation
- health promotion