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non-coding RNA (ncRNA)
RNA not translated into protein
Includes:
- transfer RNA
- ribosomal RNA
- small non-coding RNAs
- including siRNAs, miRNAs, piRNAs, snoRNAs, snRNAs, exRNAs, scaRNAs
- long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
Function:
- functions in regulation of gene transcription.
Notes:
- discrimination of coding & non-coding transcripts can be difficult.
Specific
long non-coding RNA, long intergenic non-coding RNA (lncRNA, lincRNA)
small non coding rna
General
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
References
- Frith MC et al,
Discrimination of non-protein-coding transcripts from protein
coding mRNA
RNA Biol 2006, 3:40
PMID: 17114936