Lecture 34 - Non-coding RNA and Disease Flashcards

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ncRNAs involved in?

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pathogenesis (development and progression of disease), therapeutics (treatment of disease) and biomarkers (diagnosis and prognosis of disease)

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small ncRNA types?

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tRNA (protein translation), snoRNA (modify rRNA and tRNA - ribosome biogenesis), miRNA (repres translation of oncogenes + TSG)

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microRNA (miRNA) and cancer?

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repress translation of oncogenes and tumour suppressors

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long ncRNAs?

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XIST (x-linked chromosome inactivation), HOTAIR (increased expression in breats cancer - methylation), H19 (maternally expressed imprinted RNA)

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