title: An ultraconserved lnc to miRNA processing.
abstract: Very few specific functions have been assigned to ultraconserved regions. In this issue of Molecular Cell, Liz et al. (2014) describe how a lncRNA transcribed from an ultraconserved region can negatively regulate miRNA maturation.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cell, Cell Press, 600 Technology Square, 5(th) Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: bplosky@cell.com.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Plosky
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism*; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding