Special Issue "Non-Coding RNAs, from an Evolutionary Perspective"
A special issue of Non-Coding RNA (ISSN 2311-553X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (13 December 2018) | Viewed by 29733
Special Issue Editors
Interests: long non-coding RNAs; X-inactivation; stem cells; differentiation; development; non-coding RNA evolution; epigenetics
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Interests: venom evolution; Cnidaria; sea anemones; post-transcriptional regulation; microRNA
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs and long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), pose a formidable challenge to biologists: they constitute a large fraction of eukaryotic transcriptomes and emerge as an important component of gene regulatory networks, yet, unlike protein-coding genes, their conservation in evolution is rather limited, at least at the sequence level. The evolutionary conservation of ncRNAs serves as an important indication for their functionality; however species differences in microRNAs and lncRNAs may be invaluable predictors of phylogenetic relationships and may contribute to promote plasticity and diversity in evolution.
This Special Issue will focus on evolutionary aspects of ncRNAs, from in silico to functional and mechanistic investigations. Manuscripts reporting original research, short communications and reviews will be considered.
Dr. Claire Rougeulle
Dr. Yehu Moran
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Evolution of ncRNA (lncRNA, microRNA, piRNA, siRNA, etc.)
- Transposable element-derived ncRNA
- Brain and nervous system ncRNA
- X-chromosome inactivation
- Imprinting
- ncRNA interactions
- Post-transcriptional regulation by ncRNA