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Lookup NU author(s): Ruxandra Neatu, Dr Dean Thompson, Dr Ed Schwalbe, Dr Stephany Veuger
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© 2022 by the authors. LncRNAs are involved in regulatory processes in the human genome, including gene expression. The rs35705950 SNP, previously associated with IPF, overlaps with the recently annotated lncRNA AC061979.1, a 1712 nucleotide transcript located within the MUC5B promoter at chromosome 11p15.5. To document the expression pattern of the transcript, we processed 3.9 TBases of publicly available RNA-SEQ data across 27 independent studies involving lung airway epithelial cells. Epithelial lung cells showed expression of this putative pancRNA. The findings were independently validated in cell lines and primary cells. The rs35705950 is found within a conserved region (from fish to primates) within the expressed sequence indicating functional importance. These results implicate the rs35705950-containing AC061979.1 pancRNA as a novel component of the MUC5B expression control minicircuitry.
Author(s): Neatu R, Enekwa I, Thompson DJ, Schwalbe EC, Fois G, Abdelaal G, Veuger S, Frick M, Braubach P, Moschos SA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Non-Coding RNA
Year: 2022
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
Online publication date: 08/12/2022
Acceptance date: 30/11/2022
Date deposited: 10/01/2023
ISSN (electronic): 2311-553X
Publisher: MDPI
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna8060083
DOI: 10.3390/ncrna8060083
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