Reverse-genetics studies of lncRNAs—what we have learnt and paths forward

F Gao, Y Cai, P Kapranov, D Xu - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) represent a major fraction of the transcriptome in
multicellular organisms. Although a handful of well-studied lncRNAs are broadly recognized …

Genotype–Phenotype relationships in the context of transcriptional adaptation and genetic robustness

G Jakutis, DYR Stainier - Annual review of genetics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Genetic manipulations with a robust and predictable outcome are critical to investigate gene
function, as well as for therapeutic genome engineering. For many years, knockdown …

Blueprint for cancer research: critical gaps and opportunities

LW Elmore, SF Greer, EC Daniels… - CA: A Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We are experiencing a revolution in cancer. Advances in screening, targeted and immune
therapies, big data, computational methodologies, and significant new knowledge of cancer …

Natural antisense transcripts as versatile regulators of gene expression

A Werner, A Kanhere, C Wahlestedt… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as a major class of gene products that
have central roles in cell and developmental biology. Natural antisense transcripts (NATs) …

Centromeric and pericentric transcription and transcripts: their intricate relationships, regulation, and functions

J Zhu, Q Guo, M Choi, Z Liang, KWY Yuen - Chromosoma, 2023 - Springer
Centromeres are no longer considered to be silent. Both centromeric and pericentric
transcription have been discovered, and their RNA transcripts have been characterized and …

Translational adaptation to heat stress is mediated by RNA 5‐methylcytosine in Caenorhabditis elegans

IC Navarro, F Tuorto, D Jordan, C Legrand… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Methylation of carbon‐5 of cytosines (m5C) is a post‐transcriptional nucleotide modification
of RNA found in all kingdoms of life. While individual m5C‐methyltransferases have been …

LncRNAs in molluscan and mammalian stages of parasitic schistosomes are developmentally-regulated and coordinately expressed with protein-coding genes

HC Kim, AM Khalil, ER Jolly - RNA biology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the low level expression of some long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), the differential
expression of specific lncRNAs plays important roles during the development of many …

Functional intricacy and symmetry of long non-coding rnas in parasitic infections

JS Olajide, B Olopade, J Cai - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RNAs are a class of molecules and the majority in eukaryotes are arbitrarily termed non-
coding transcripts which are broadly classified as short and long non-coding RNAs …

LncRNA Functional Screening in Organismal Development

Y Li, H Zhai, L Tong, C Wang, Z **e, K Zheng - Non-coding RNA, 2023 - mdpi.com
Controversy continues over the functional prevalence of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
despite their being widely investigated in all kinds of cells and organisms. In animals …

Post-transcriptional regulation shapes the transcriptome of quiescent budding yeast

AC Greenlaw, KG Alavattam… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
To facilitate long-term survival, cells must exit the cell cycle and enter quiescence, a
reversible non-replicative state. Budding yeast cells reprogram their gene expression during …