Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations

JS Mattick, PP Amaral, P Carninci… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Genes specifying long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) occupy a large fraction of the genomes
of complex organisms. The term 'lncRNAs' encompasses RNA polymerase I (Pol I), Pol II …

Unique features of long non-coding RNA biogenesis and function

JJ Quinn, HY Chang - Nature reviews genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a diverse class of RNAs that engage in numerous
biological processes across every branch of life. Although initially discovered as mRNA-like …

Landscape of mSWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex perturbations in neurodevelopmental disorders

AM Valencia, A Sankar, PJ van der Sluijs… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
DNA sequencing-based studies of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) have identified a
wide range of genetic determinants. However, a comprehensive analysis of these data, in …

lncRNA THAP7-AS1, transcriptionally activated by SP1 and post-transcriptionally stabilized by METTL3-mediated m6A modification, exerts oncogenic properties by …

HT Liu, YX Zou, W Zhu, G Zhang, RR Ma… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are dysregulated in different cancer types, and thus have
emerged as important regulators of the initiation and progression of human cancers …

Targeting EZH2 in cancer

KH Kim, CWM Roberts - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Recent genomic studies have resulted in an emerging understanding of the role of
chromatin regulators in the development of cancer. EZH2, a histone methyl transferase …

Epigenetic control of CD8+ T cell differentiation

AN Henning, R Roychoudhuri, NP Restifo - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Upon stimulation, small numbers of naive CD8+ T cells proliferate and differentiate into a
variety of memory and effector cell types. CD8+ T cells can persist for years and kill tumour …

Molecular events in neuroendocrine prostate cancer development

Y Wang, Y Wang, X Ci, SYC Choi, F Crea, D Lin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a lethal subtype of prostate cancer. NEPC arises
de novo only rarely; the disease predominantly develops from adenocarcinoma in response …

Phase separation of Polycomb-repressive complex 1 is governed by a charged disordered region of CBX2

AJ Plys, CP Davis, J Kim, G Rizki… - Genes & …, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Mammalian development requires effective mechanisms to repress genes whose
expression would generate inappropriately specified cells. The Polycomb-repressive …

JARID2 and AEBP2 regulate PRC2 in the presence of H2AK119ub1 and other histone modifications

V Kasinath, C Beck, P Sauer, S Poepsel, J Kosmatka… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Histone modification activity of the polycomb repressive complexes 1 and
2 (PRC1 and PRC2) is critical for the establishment and maintenance of gene expression …

Single-cell chromatin modification profiling reveals increased epigenetic variations with aging

P Cheung, F Vallania, HC Warsinske, M Donato… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Post-translational modifications of histone proteins and exchanges of histone variants of
chromatin are central to the regulation of nearly all DNA-templated biological processes …