lncRNAs: linking RNA to chromatin
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Chromatin Isolation by RNA Purification ChIRP
Published on: March 25, 2012
1Harvard University, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.
Abstract:
Numerous studies over the past decade have identified increasing numbers of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) across many organisms. Research since has shown that lncRNAs constitute an important layer of genome regulation in diverse biological processes and disease. Here, we discuss the common emerging theme of lncRNAs interfacing with epigenetic machinery. This, in turn, modulates the activity and localization of the epigenetic machinery during cell fate specification.
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