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LncRNAs and Cardiovascular Disease.
Hennessy, Elizabeth J.
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  • Hennessy EJ; University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), Philadelphia, PA, USA. ehenn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Adv Exp Med Biol ; 1363: 71-95, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35220566
A novel class of RNA molecule emerged from human transcriptome sequencing studies termed long non-coding RNAs. These RNA molecules differ from other classes of non-coding RNAs such as microRNAs in their sizes, sequence motifs and structures. Studies have demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs play a prominent role in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. They provide the cell with tiered levels of gene regulation interacting with DNA, other RNA molecules or proteins acting in various capacities to control a variety of cellular mechanisms. Cell specificity is a hallmark of lncRNA studies and they have been identified in macrophages, smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells and hepatocytes. Recent lncRNA studies have uncovered functional micropeptides encoded within lncRNA genes that can have a different function to the lncRNA. Disease associated mutations in the genome tend to occur in non-coding regions signifying the importance of non-coding genes in disease associations. There is a great deal of work to be done in the non-coding RNA field and tremendous therapeutic potential due to their cell type specificity. A better understanding of the functions and interactions of lncRNAs will inevitably have clinical implications.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doenças Cardiovasculares / MicroRNAs / RNA Longo não Codificante Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Doenças Cardiovasculares / MicroRNAs / RNA Longo não Codificante Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article