Annotation of nuclear lncRNAs based on chromatin interactions

Saumya Agrawal, Andrey Buyan, Jessica Severin, Masaru Koido, Tanvir Alam, Imad Abugessaisa, Howard Y. Chang, Josee Dostie, Masayoshi Itoh, Juha Kere, Naoto Kondo, Yunjing Li, Vsevolod J. Makeev, Mickael Mendez, Yasushi Okazaki, Jordan A. Ramilowski, Andrey I. Sigorskikh, Lisa J. Strug, Ken Yagi, Kayoko YasuzawaChi Wai Yip, Chung Chau Hon, Michael M. Hoffman, Chikashi Terao, Ivan V. Kulakovskiy, Takeya Kasukawa, Jay W. Shin, Piero Carninci, Michiel J. L. de Hoon

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Abstract

The human genome is pervasively transcribed and produces a wide variety of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), constituting the majority of transcripts across human cell types. Some specific nuclear lncRNAs have been shown to be important regulatory components acting locally. As RNA-chromatin interaction and Hi-C chromatin conformation data showed that chromatin interactions of nuclear lncRNAs are determined by the local chromatin 3D conformation, we used Hi-C data to identify potential target genes of lncRNAs. RNA-protein interaction data suggested that nuclear lncRNAs act as scaffolds to recruit regulatory proteins to target promoters and enhancers. Nuclear lncRNAs may therefore play a role in directing regulatory factors to locations spatially close to the lncRNA gene. We provide the analysis results through an interactive visualization web portal at https://fantom.gsc.riken.jp/zenbu/reports/#F6_3D_lncRNA.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0295971
Number of pages24
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2024

Keywords

  • Long noncoding rnas
  • Set enrichment analysis
  • Susceptibility loci
  • Gene-expression
  • Transcription
  • Reveals
  • Binding
  • Database
  • Architecture
  • Genomics

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