Chemicals and Drugs

Long Noncoding RNA

A class of untranslated RNA molecules that are typically greater than 200 nucleotides in length and do not code for proteins. Members of this class have been found to play roles in transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional processing, CHROMATIN REMODELING, and in the epigenetic control of chromatin.

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A class of untranslated RNA molecules that are typically greater than 200 nucleotides in length and do not code for proteins. Members of this class have been found to play roles in transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional processing, CHROMATIN REMODELING, and in the epigenetic control of chromatin.

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  • Long Non-Coding RNA
  • Long Non-Protein-Coding RNA
  • Long ncRNA
  • Long ncRNAs
  • RNA, Long Non-Translated
  • RNA, Long Noncoding
  • RNA, Long Untranslated
  • lncRNA
  • Long Non Coding RNA
  • Long Non Protein Coding RNA
  • Long Non-Translated RNA
  • Long Untranslated RNA
  • Non-Coding RNA, Long
  • Non-Protein-Coding RNA, Long
  • Non-Translated RNA, Long
  • Noncoding RNA, Long
  • RNA, Long Non Translated
  • RNA, Long Non-Coding
  • RNA, Long Non-Protein-Coding
  • Untranslated RNA, Long
  • ncRNA, Long
  • ncRNAs, Long
  • LINC RNA
  • LincRNA
  • LincRNAs
  • Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA
  • Long Intergenic Non Protein Coding RNA

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2014 (2013)

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  • RNA, Untranslated (2000-2012)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Long Noncoding RNA. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062085
  2. Long Noncoding RNA. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_non-coding_RNA
  3. Long Noncoding RNA. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15087973