An ultraconserved lnc to miRNA processing

Brian S Plosky

doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2014.06.023

An ultraconserved lnc to miRNA processing

Mol Cell. 2014 Jul 3;55(1):3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.06.023.

Author

Brian S Plosky¹

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Cell, Cell Press, 600 Technology Square, 5(th) Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: bplosky@cell.com.

PMID: 24996061
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.06.023

Abstract

Very few specific functions have been assigned to ultraconserved regions. In this issue of Molecular Cell, Liz et al. (2014) describe how a lncRNA transcribed from an ultraconserved region can negatively regulate miRNA maturation.

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MeSH terms

Humans
MicroRNAs / metabolism*
RNA, Long Noncoding / physiology*

Substances

MicroRNAs
RNA, Long Noncoding