Roles of long noncoding RNAs in brain development, functional diversification and neurodegenerative diseases

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• 作者：Ping Wu ; Xialin Zuo ; Houliang Deng ; Xiaoxia Liu ; Li Liu ; Aimin Ji
• 关键词：AD ; Alzheimer's disease ; ALS ; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; A¦Â42 ; amyloid-¦Â-42 ; A¦Â40 ; amyloid-¦Â-40 ; APP ; amyloid precursor protein ; BACE1 ; ¦Â-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme ; BC200 (BCYRN1) ; brain cytoplasmic RNA 1 ; BC1 ; brain cytoplas
• 刊名：Brain Research Bulletin
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：August, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：97
• 期：Complete
• 页码：69-80
• 全文大小：1661 K

文摘

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been attracting immense research interest, while only a handful of lncRNAs have been characterized thoroughly. Their involvement in the fundamental cellular processes including regulate gene expression at epigenetics, transcription, and post-transcription highlighted a central role in cell homeostasis. However, lncRNAs studies are still at a relatively early stage, their definition, conservation, functions, and action mechanisms remain fairly complicated. Here, we give a systematic and comprehensive summary of the existing knowledge of lncRNAs in order to provide a better understanding of this new studying field. lncRNAs play important roles in brain development, neuron function and maintenance, and neurodegenerative diseases are becoming increasingly evident. In this review, we also highlighted recent studies related lncRNAs in central nervous system (CNS) development and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and elucidated some specific lncRNAs which may be important for understanding the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases, also have the potential as therapeutic targets.