CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 294-299.

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Research progress on long non-coding RNA in parasitology

Ai-ping YU, Yu-juan SHEN*()   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases
    National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology
    Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2016-12-29 Online:2017-03-30 Published:2017-09-07
  • Contact: Yu-juan SHEN E-mail:amyshyj12@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 81371842)

Abstract:

Long non-noncoding RNAs(1ncRNAs) are defined as non-protein coding transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides. LncRNAs play important regulatory roles in multiple biological processes, and participate in cell proliferation, differentiation, metabolism, apoptosis, etc. LncRNAs play also important for the development, metabolism, physiology, and pathology of parasites. This review summarizes the research progress of lncRNAs in parasitology.

Key words: Long non-coding RNA, Parasite, Gene expression

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