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ArticleRNA biology2021

Alu RNA and their roles in human disease states.

Daniel Gussakovsky, Sean A McKenna

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Article in RNA biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel GussakovskyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3909-4414
Sean A McKennaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9407-7257

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alu RNA are implicated in the poor prognosis of several human disease states. These RNA are transcription products of primate specific transposable elements called Alu elements. These elements are extremely abundant, comprising over 10% of the human genome, and 100 to 1000 cytoplasmic copies of Alu RNA per cell. Alu RNA do not have a single universal functional role aside from selfish self-propagation. Despite this, Alu RNA have been found to operate in a diverse set of translational and transcriptional mechanisms. This review will focus on the current knowledge of Alu RNA involved in human disease states and known mechanisms of action. Examples of Alu RNA that are transcribed in a variety of contexts such as introns, mature mRNA, and non-coding transcripts will be discussed. Past and present challenges in studying Alu RNA, and the future directions of Alu RNA in basic and clinical research will also be examined.

Indexed as

Alu ElementsBiomarkersDisease SusceptibilityGene Expression RegulationAlternative SplicingAnimalsExonsHumansIntronsMicroRNAsRNARNA, CircularRNA EditingRNA FoldingRNA InterferenceRNA StabilityBiomarkersMicroRNAsRNARNA, CircularRNA, UntranslatedA-to-I editingcircular rnacrypticintroninverted repeat alu rnaMature mRNAmiRNA spongenon-codingsplicingtranslation

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PMID34672903
PMCPMC8782168

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