| Literature DB >> 19699259 |
Georges St Laurent1, Mohammad Ali Faghihi, Claes Wahlestedt.
Abstract
Non-protein-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play critical roles on many levels of cellular information processing and pervasive expression of ncRNAs in the nervous system could help explain brain complexity. NcRNAs are enriched in the central nervous system and are associated with specific neuroanatomical regions. Additionally, several recent publications have revealed an important role for deregulation of ncRNAs in various human neuropathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Fragile X mental retardation. Herein, we summarize reports on functional ncRNA molecules involved in cellular stress response, particularly related to Alzheimer's disease. We conclude that ncRNAs have a prominent role in maintaining precise physiological levels of gene products directly implicated in Alzheimer's disease pathology.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19699259 PMCID: PMC2767472 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.08.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046