title: Long noncoding RNAs in development: solidifying the Lncs to Hox gene regulation.
abstract: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are pervasively expressed in mammals, although their functions during development remain poorly understood. In this issue of Cell Reports, Delpretti et al. and Li et al. suggest essential roles for lncRNAs in coordinating Hox gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: jeremy.dasen@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dasen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002432:Cecum / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D006801:Humans; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding