Long Noncoding RNAs

A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics".

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Special Issue Editor

Department Developmental Genetics, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPI-MG), Ihnestr. 63-73, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
Interests: developmental genetics of the mouse; trunk development; regulatory networks controlling tissue formation and organ development; EMT; epigenetic control mechanisms; long noncoding RNA; tumorigenesis; non-Mendelian inheritance in the mouse

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Improved sequencing technology has revealed a large number of genes expressing non protein-coding RNA with unknown function. One subclass, the long noncoding RNAs have recently come into focus since many have been found to be associated with histone modifying complexes involved in gene regulation and cell lineage control. So far only a small number of lncRNAs have been shown to play an important role in cell differentiation, organogenesis or cancer. However, current data suggest that lncRNAs play pivotal roles in many cellular processes besides gene regulation and nuclear organization, and may be involved in many diseases.

This special issue of Genes welcomes reviews and original papers covering recent research on the function of long noncoding RNA in embryogenesis, cell differentiation, homeostasis and disease processes. Contributions on all aspects of long noncoding RNA function are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Herrmann
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • long noncoding rna
  • embryogenesis
  • cell differentiation
  • tissue homeostasis
  • disease
  • histone modifying complexes
  • nuclear structure organization
  • gene regulation
  • rna/protein complexes

 

 

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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA
by Mark R. Pickard and Gwyn T. Williams
Genes 2015, 6(3), 484-499; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes6030484 - 07 Jul 2015
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It is increasingly recognised that lncRNAs play essential regulatory roles in fundamental biological processes and, consequently, that their dysregulation may contribute to major human diseases, including cancer. Better understanding of lncRNA biology may therefore offer new insights into pathogenetic mechanisms and thereby offer [...] Read more.
It is increasingly recognised that lncRNAs play essential regulatory roles in fundamental biological processes and, consequently, that their dysregulation may contribute to major human diseases, including cancer. Better understanding of lncRNA biology may therefore offer new insights into pathogenetic mechanisms and thereby offer novel opportunities for diagnosis and therapy. Of particular interest in this regard is GAS5 lncRNA, which is down-regulated in multiple cancers, with expression levels related to both clinico-pathological characteristics and patient prognosis. Functional studies have further shown that GAS5 lncRNA both inhibits the proliferation and promotes the apoptosis of multiple cell types, and that together these cellular mechanisms of action are likely to form the basis of its tumour suppressor action. At the same time, advances have been made in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of GAS5 lncRNA action in recent years, including riborepression of certain steroid hormone receptors and sequestration of miR-21, impacting key regulatory pathways of cell survival. Overall this accumulating knowledge has the potential to improve both the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and ultimately patient outcome. Full article
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