Tag Archives: RNA structure

Researchers establish correlations between conserved 3D motifs and the function of MEG3 as a tumour suppressor

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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulatory molecules, but unlike with other RNAs, the direct link between their tertiary structure motifs and their function has proven elusive. An international team led by researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble (EMBL) report structural and functional studies of human maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3), a tumor suppressor lncRNA that modulates the ...

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Perspectives on the mechanism of transcriptional regulation by long non-coding RNAs

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly being recognized as epigenetic regulators of gene transcription. The diversity and complexity of lncRNA genes means that they exert their regulatory effects by a variety of mechanisms. Although there is still much to be learned about the mechanism of lncRNA function, general principles are starting to emerge. In particular, the application of high throughput ...

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