title: Noncoding RNA genes.
abstract: Some genes produce RNAs that are functional instead of encoding proteins. Noncoding RNA genes are surprisingly numerous. Recently, active research areas include small nucleolar RNAs, antisense riboregulator RNAs, and RNAs involved in X-dosage compensation. Genome sequences and new algorithms have begun to make systematic computational screens for noncoding RNA genes possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis 63110, USA. eddy@genetics.wustl.edu
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Eddy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016372:RNA, Antisense / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012342:RNA, Small Nuclear / Q000235:genetics; D020537:RNA, Small Nucleolar / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016372:RNA, Antisense; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012342:RNA, Small Nuclear; D020537:RNA, Small Nucleolar; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer