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Long Noncoding RNAs with Enhancer-like Function in Human Cells

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Ørom, Ulf Andersson, Derrien, Thomas, Beringer, Malte, Gumireddy, Kiranmai, Gardini, Alessandro, Bussotti, Giovanni, Lai, Fan, Zytnicki, Matthias +4 more·2010·Cell

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While the long noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) constitute a large portion of the mammalian transcriptome, their biological functions has remained elusive. A few long ncRNAs that have been studied in any detail silence gene expression in processes such as X-inactivation and imprinting. We used a GENCODE annotation of the human genome to characterize over a thousand long ncRNAs that are expressed in multiple cell lines. Unexpectedly, we found an enhancer-like function for a set of these long ncRNAs in human cell lines. Depletion of a number of ncRNAs led to decreased expression of their neighboring protein-coding genes, including the master regulator of hematopoiesis, SCL (also called TAL1), Snai1 and Snai2. Using heterologous transcription assays we demonstrated a requirement for the ncRNAs in activation of gene expression. These results reveal an unanticipated role for a class of long ncRNAs in activation of critical regulators of development and differentiation.

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Ørom, U. A., Derrien, T., Beringer, M., Gumireddy, K., Gardini, A., Bussotti, G., Lai, F., Zytnicki, M., Notredame, C., Huang, Q., Guigo, R., & Shiekhattar, R.
Affiliations
  • The Wistar Institute (US)
  • Centre for Genomic Regulation (ES)
Corresponding author
Shiekhattar, Ramin
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-10
Volume
143
Issue
1
Pages
46-58
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2134033103
Cited by
1,721
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FWCI
33.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5u54hg004555-04)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (U54 HG004555-01)
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA010815)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM-079091, R01GM079091)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
long non-coding RNA, gene activation, SCL/TAL1, SNAI1, SNAI2, hematopoiesis, developmental regulators, human cell lines, transcriptional regulation
MeSH terms
Snail Family Transcription Factors, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Humans, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Transcriptional Activation, Genome, Human, RNA, Untranslated, Cell Line, Tumor

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