Radioisotope Centre, The University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan.
Front Immunol. 2014 Nov 13;5:573. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00573. eCollection 2014.
A large number of human RNA transcripts, which do not encode proteins are defined as non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). These ncRNAs are divided into two classes of different lengths; short and long ncRNAs. MicroRNAs are a major class of short ncRNAs, ~22 nucleotides in length that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are more than 200 nucleotides in length and play roles in various biological pathways. In this review, we summarize the functions of lncRNAs which regulate immune responses.
大量不编码蛋白质的人类 RNA 转录本被定义为非编码 RNA(ncRNA)。这些 ncRNA 分为两类不同长度的 ncRNA:短 ncRNA 和长 ncRNA。microRNAs 是短 ncRNA 的主要类别,长度约为 22 个核苷酸,在转录后水平调节基因表达。长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)长度超过 200 个核苷酸,在各种生物途径中发挥作用。在这篇综述中,我们总结了 lncRNA 调节免疫反应的功能。