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The mystique of epigenetic regulation: the remarkable case of a human noncoding RNA, nc886
1Rare Cancer Branch, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 10408, Korea.
Abstract:
nc886 is a regulatory noncoding RNA that is transcribed by RNA polymerase III (Pol III), is variably expressed in different biological contexts, and plays roles in inflammation and cancer. Epigenetic mechanisms play an intriguing role in regulating nc886 expression. As a maternally imprinted gene and metastable epiallele, nc866 exhibits polymorphic imprinting, with a methylation status that is influenced by environmental and biological factors. Consequently, the promoter DNA methylation status and the different resulting RNA expression levels of nc886 are associated with physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we summarize the literature and explore the significance in relation to diverse roles of nc886.
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