Long noncoding RNA NEAT1 is an early-response gene in response to innate immune ligand and its abnormal expression is associated with SLE patients.
NEAT1 plays an important role on regulating TLR mediated inflammatory pathway and the expression of a group of chemokines and cytokines.
We also emphasize the clinical implication by showing the correlation of NEAT1 and disease activity and clinical manifestations in SLE patients.