Roles, Functions, and Mechanisms of Long Non-coding RNAs in Cancer

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in cancer. They are involved in chromatin remodeling, as well as transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, through a variety of chromatin-based mechanisms and via cross-talk with other RNA species. lncRNAs can function as decoys, scaffol...

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Main Authors: Yiwen Fang, Melissa J. Fullwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672022916000371