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The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

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The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

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The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2018-03, Vol.19 (3), p.143-157

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are autonomously transcribed RNAs of more than 200 nucleotides in length that do not overlap protein-coding genes. They often lack sequence conservation and have undergone rapid evolution in higher organisms.
lincRNAs are distinguished from mRNAs by their lower expression levels and greate...

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The functions and unique features of long intergenic non-coding RNA

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5889127

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5889127

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1471-0072

E-ISSN

1471-0080

DOI

10.1038/nrm.2017.104

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