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Molecular Mechanisms of Long Noncoding RNAs

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Wang, Kevin C., Chang, Howard Y.·2011·Molecular Cell

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Summary Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an important class of pervasive genes involved in a variety of biological functions. Here we discuss the emerging archetypes of molecular functions that lncRNAs execute—as signals, decoys, guides, and scaffolds. For each archetype, examples from several disparate biological contexts illustrate the commonality of the molecular mechanisms, and these mechanistic views provide useful explanations and predictions of biological outcomes. These archetypes of lncRNA function may be a useful framework to consider how lncRNAs acquire useful properties as biological signal transducers, and hint at their possible origins in evolution. As new lncRNAs are being discovered at a rapid pace, the molecular mechanisms of lncRNAs are likely to be enriched and diversified.

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Authors
Wang, K. C., & Chang, H. Y.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-09
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
904-914
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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W2071271349
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4,396
References
12
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47.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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