| Literature DB >> 19429783 |
Martha V Koerner1, Florian M Pauler, Ru Huang, Denise P Barlow.
Abstract
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that regulate gene expression in cis or in trans are a shared feature of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. In mammals, cis-acting functions are associated with macro ncRNAs, which can be several hundred thousand nucleotides long. Imprinted ncRNAs are well-studied macro ncRNAs that have cis-regulatory effects on multiple flanking genes. Recent advances indicate that they employ different downstream mechanisms to regulate gene expression in embryonic and placental tissues. A better understanding of these downstream mechanisms will help to improve our general understanding of the function of ncRNAs throughout the genome.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19429783 PMCID: PMC2847617 DOI: 10.1242/dev.030403
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Development ISSN: 0950-1991 Impact factor: 6.868