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ArticleNature communications2021

LETR1 is a lymphatic endothelial-specific lncRNA governing cell proliferation and migration through KLF4 and SEMA3C.

Luca Ducoli, Saumya Agrawal, Eliane Sibler, Tsukasa Kouno, Carlotta Tacconi, Chung-Chao Hon, Simone D Berger, Daniela Müllhaupt, Yuliang He, Jihye Kim and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Luca DucoliInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Saumya AgrawalRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Eliane SiblerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-7822
Tsukasa KounoRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Carlotta TacconiInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-7555
Chung-Chao HonRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-7577
Simone D BergerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Daniela MüllhauptInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Yuliang HeInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jihye KimInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marco D'AddioInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lothar C DieterichInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7908-5710
Piero CarninciRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7202-7243
Michiel J L de HoonRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Jay W ShinRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. jay.shin@riken.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-3533
Michael DetmarInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. michael.detmar@pharma.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-5054

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have revealed the importance of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) as tissue-specific regulators of gene expression. There is ample evidence that distinct types of vasculature undergo tight transcriptional control to preserve their structure, identity, and functions. We determine a comprehensive map of lineage-specific lncRNAs in human dermal lymphatic and blood vascular endothelial cells (LECs and BECs), combining RNA-Seq and CAGE-Seq. Subsequent antisense oligonucleotide-knockdown transcriptomic profiling of two LEC- and two BEC-specific lncRNAs identifies LETR1 as a critical gatekeeper of the global LEC transcriptome. Deep RNA-DNA, RNA-protein interaction studies, and phenotype rescue analyses reveal that LETR1 is a nuclear trans-acting lncRNA modulating, via key epigenetic factors, the expression of essential target genes, including KLF4 and SEMA3C, governing the growth and migratory ability of LECs. Together, our study provides several lines of evidence supporting the intriguing concept that every cell type expresses precise lncRNA signatures to control lineage-specific regulatory programs.

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Cell MovementCell ProliferationEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsRNA, Long NoncodingSemaphorinsKLF4 protein, humanKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsRNA, Long NoncodingSema3C protein, humanSemaphorins

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PMID33568674
PMCPMC7876020

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