Long noncoding RNAs: An emerging link between gene regulation and nuclear organization

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 651-663

  Quinodoz, Sofia ^a   Guttman, Mitchell ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin regulation; Genome organization; Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA); Nuclear domains

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; CHROMATIN; DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CHROMATIN; COILED BODY; CONFORMATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; HEART FUNCTION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAMMAL;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; RNA, LONG NONCODING;

EID: 84923638273     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2014.08.009     Document Type: Review

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