Discovery and analysis of long noncoding RNAs in the DNA damage response

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Abstract
Recent advances in transcriptome analysis have revealed a large number of non-protein coding transcripts that have previously been uncharacterized. A subset of these molecules, termed long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), has been implicated in the regulation of chromatin states. Here, we detail a journey of lncRNA discovery and analysis, beginning from the de novo discovery of lncRNAs within the promoters of cell cycle genes, followed by the functional characterization of select candidates. We characterize two examples that regulate the p53-mediated DNA damage response. LncRNA PANDA blocks the apoptosis pathway by inhibiting the transcription factor NF-YA, and lncRNA DINO regulates the p53 transcriptional response by regulating SET7-mediated post-translational modification. Altogether, these studies support a model whereby pervasive lncRNA transcripts, previously discarded as transcriptional byproducts, function through diverse mechanisms as critical regulators of biological pathways.

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Type of resource text
Form electronic; electronic resource; remote
Extent 1 online resource.
Publication date 2012
Issuance monographic
Language English

Creators/Contributors

Associated with Hung, Tiffany
Associated with Stanford University, Program in Cancer Biology.
Primary advisor Chang, Howard
Thesis advisor Chang, Howard
Thesis advisor Fire, Andrew Zachary
Thesis advisor Khavari, Paul A
Thesis advisor Wysocka, Joanna, Ph. D
Advisor Fire, Andrew Zachary
Advisor Khavari, Paul A
Advisor Wysocka, Joanna, Ph. D

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Genre Theses

Bibliographic information

Statement of responsibility Tiffany Hung.
Note Submitted to the Program in Cancer Biology.
Thesis Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2012.
Location electronic resource

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Copyright
© 2012 by Tiffany Hung
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).

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