A comprehensive review of the role of long non-coding RNAs in organs with an endocrine function

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts with sizes larger than 200 nucleotides and no/ small open reading frame that cannot produce functional proteins. The number of these transcripts surpasses the number of coding genes. LncRNAs regulate many aspects of cell functions such as proliferation,...

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Main Authors: Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Mohammadhosein Esmaeili, Hamed Shoorei, Mohammad Taheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220302183