Long Noncoding RNAs Usher In a New Era in the Biology of Enhancers

نویسندگان

  • Ulf Andersson Ørom
  • Ramin Shiekhattar
چکیده

Enhancer-associated long noncoding RNAs act over long distances and across chromosomes to activate transcription at distal promoters. Here, we address the latest advances made toward understanding the role of long noncoding RNA expression and the involvement of these RNAs in enhancer function through association with protein factors and modulation of chromatin structure.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cell

دوره 154  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013