长非编码RNA与蛋白质的相互作用

长非编码RNA(long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)是一类长度大于200个核苷酸但缺乏蛋白质编码潜力的调控型RNA。lncRNA在真核生物基因组中广泛转录,并且能够在多种层次以灵活的方式对基因表达进行调控。lncRNA能够与染色质修饰复合物及转录因子等蛋白质相互作用,这种相互作用提高了基因表达调控的灵活性和复杂性。本文将介绍部分具有代表性的lncRNA-蛋白质相互作用及其在基因表达调控中的作用。     

长非编码RNA编码微肽的研究进展

长非编码RNA(long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)是长度超过200 nt的非编码RNA,具有一个或多个短开放阅读框,可编码功能性微肽。这些功能性微肽在各种生物过程中扮演着重要角色,例如Ca2+转运、线粒体代谢、肌细胞融合和细胞衰老等过程。同时,这些生物过程又在机体稳态调控、疾病和癌症的发生与发展、胚胎发育等重要生理过程中起关键作用。因此,研究由lncRNA编码的微肽在生物体的潜在的调控机制,将有助于进一步解析生物体潜在调控过程,并为后续疾病的靶向治疗及动物生长性能的提高提供新的理论依据。本文综述了现阶段lncRNA编码微肽领域的最新研究进展,并对当前微肽在肌肉生理、炎症与免疫、人类常见癌症、胚胎发育等领域的研究进展进行描述与总结,最后简单阐述了lncRNA编码微肽现阶段面临的问题和存在的挑战,以期为后续微肽的深入研究提供科学参考及新思路。     

长链非编码RNA在胃癌中的研究进展

长链非编码RNA(Long non-coding RNA,lncRNA)是一类长度大于200个核苷酸的转录本,其转录本没有或少有蛋白质编码功能,参与调控多种生物生理功能。lncRNA可在表观遗传学、转录及转录后等多层面调控基因表达,对个体生长发育及肿瘤发生、发展过程至关重要。近年来,有诸多的研究发现lncRNA参与胃癌的发生、发展及转移等多个过程,且与患者的预后相关。对lncRNA在胃癌增殖、凋亡、侵袭和转移中的调控作用进行了综述,以期为胃癌临床诊断与治疗提供新的思路。     

A short guide to long non-coding RNA gene nomenclature

The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) is the only organisation authorised to assign standardised nomenclature to human genes. Of the 38,000 approved gene symbols in our database (http://www.genenames.org), the majority represent protein-coding (pc) genes; however, we also name pseudogenes, phenotypic loci, some genomic features, and to date have named more than 8,500 human non-protein coding RNA (ncRNA) genes and ncRNA pseudogenes. We have already established unique names for most of the small ncRNA genes by working with experts for each class. Small ncRNAs can be defined into their respective classes by their shared homology and common function. In contrast, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes represent a disparate set of loci related only by their size, more than 200 bases in length, share no conserved sequence homology, and have variable functions. As with pc genes, wherever possible, lncRNAs are named based on the known function of their product; a short guide is presented herein to help authors when developing novel gene symbols for lncRNAs with characterised function. Researchers must contact the HGNC with their suggestions prior to publication, to check whether the proposed gene symbol can be approved. Although thousands of lncRNAs have been predicted in the human genome, for the vast majority their function remains unresolved. lncRNA genes with no known function are named based on their genomic context. Working with lncRNA researchers, the HGNC aims to provide unique and, wherever possible, meaningful gene symbols to all lncRNA genes.     

多特征融合的植物长链非编码RNA的预测

长链非编码RNA(Long non-coding RNA, lncRNA)是一类被定义为转录本的长度大于200 nt、没有蛋白编码能力的RNA转录本。研究表明,lncRNA在调节植物生长发育、表观遗传反应以及各种胁迫反应中起重要作用。但是与人类和动物相比,植物lncRNA的研究仍然处于起步阶段。目前,如何从大量的转录本中准确地挑选出lncRNA仍然是植物lncRNA研究领域的重要问题之一。本文构建了新的植物lncRNA和mRNA数据集,分析了数据集中植物lncRNA的序列及结构特征,提取了序列的k-mer频数信息、二级结构信息、开放阅读框信息以及序列的几何柔性等特征,基于SVM(Support Vector Machine, SVM)算法,用Jackknife检验对植物lncRNA进行了预测,并且计算了各种特征融合后对植物lncRNA预测结果的影响,准确率达到了96.14%。     

长链非编码RNA在癌症和心血管疾病中的作用

长链非编码RNA（long non-coding RNA, lneRNA）与癌症和心血管疾病的发生发展密切相关。lncRNA可通过与转录因子相互作用,或参与染色质的表观遗传学修饰,从转录水平调控疾病相关基因的转录效率;或通过调节靶mRNA的稳定性,从转录后水平调控疾病相关基因的翻译效率。本文就lncRNA的来源、作用机制及其在癌症和心血管疾病中的作用的研究进展做一综述。     

Structural architecture of the human long non-coding RNA, steroid receptor RNA activator

While functional roles of several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been determined, the molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Here, we report the first experimentally derived secondary structure of a human lncRNA, the steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA), 0.87 kB in size. The SRA RNA is a non-coding RNA that coactivates several human sex hormone receptors and is strongly associated with breast cancer. Coding isoforms of SRA are also expressed to produce proteins, making the SRA gene a unique bifunctional system. Our experimental findings (SHAPE, in-line, DMS and RNase V1 probing) reveal that this lncRNA has a complex structural organization, consisting of four domains, with a variety of secondary structure elements. We examine the coevolution of the SRA gene at the RNA structure and protein structure levels using comparative sequence analysis across vertebrates. Rapid evolutionary stabilization of RNA structure, combined with frame-disrupting mutations in conserved regions, suggests that evolutionary pressure preserves the RNA structural core rather than its translational product. We perform similar experiments on alternatively spliced SRA isoforms to assess their structural features.