Evolution of Regulatory ncRNAs and ncRNA Genes
A special issue of Non-Coding RNA (ISSN 2311-553X). This special issue belongs to the section "Evolution of Non-Coding RNA".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 698
Special Issue Editor
Interests: regulation of gene expression by small RNAs; functions of non-coding genomic regions; lncRNA gene origins and their evolution
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Dear Colleagues,
Nearly 40 years after the discovery that ncRNAs can regulate gene expression, there is still excitement about these RNAs. However, we still have only a partial understanding of ncRNAs and their genes. Much needs to be learned about their structure, function, and means of origination. In terms of evolution, we know how some ncRNA genes originated, e.g., by gene duplication or de novo, originating from a non-genic genome region, but there are few examples, and future research may uncover new processes in the birth of ncRNA genes and ncRNAs. This Special Issue is focused on evolutionary origins and evolutionary development and includes four major classes of ncRNA genes and ncRNAs: lncRNA genes, miRNA genes, circular RNAs, and piRNAs.
We are pleased to invite investigators to contribute original research or review articles that concern the evolution of ncRNAs and ncRNA genes.
Prof. Dr. Nicholas Delihas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- evolution
- gene duplication
- de novo gene origins
- alterations of genomic sequences to produce ncRNA
- lncRNAs
- miRNAs
- circular RNAs
- piRNAs
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