| Literature DB >> 20581457 |
Kevin V Morris1, Peter K Vogt.
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs are estimated to qualitatively represent ~98% of expressed transcripts in human cells, a large proportion of which is antisense to protein-coding and non-coding transcripts. Here we review evidence from several experimental systems that suggests long antisense non-coding RNAs are involved in the transcriptional regulation of gene expression by altering epigenetic states at both adjacent and distal loci. We also review the initial evidence for a role of endogenous long antisense non-coding RNAs in oncogenic cellular transformation.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20581457 PMCID: PMC3040850 DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.13.12145
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Cycle ISSN: 1551-4005 Impact factor: 4.534