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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2025

The emerging roles of long non-coding RNAs in the nervous system.

Saba Altaf, Mitchell J Cummins, Lars M Ittner, John S Mattick

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Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Saba Altaf *School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1407-4548
Mitchell J Cummins *School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lars M IttnerDementia Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
John S MattickSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. j.mattick@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-7527

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcribed from mammalian genomes, especially in the brain, wherein most exhibit region-specific and/or cell-specific expression patterns. Many lncRNAs are nuclear-localized and appear to be the products of developmental enhancers, whereas others are found in the cytoplasm, including at the synapse. Here, we describe the lncRNAs that have been shown to have roles in various aspects of brain development, synaptic function, learning, behaviour and brain disorders. Our emerging understanding indicates that lncRNAs direct many, if not most, of the regulatory transactions that give rise to the structure of the brain and modulate its functions, probably through their guidance of relatively generic effector proteins. Although they hold promise as targets for therapeutic interventions, a concerted effort will be required to characterize the structures, functions, spatial distribution and interacting partners of the lncRNAs expressed in the brain, most of which have not been studied. We suggest that the lncRNAs transcribed from genomic regions associated with human neurological traits and disorders be prioritized for analysis.

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BrainRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsHumansRNA, Long Noncoding

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