title: lncRNA-mediated regulation of the interferon response.
abstract: The interferon (IFN) response is a critical arm of the innate immune response and a major host defense mechanism against viral infections. Following microbial encounter, a series of signaling events lead to transcriptional activation of the IFN genes, which in turn leads to significant changes in the cellular transcriptome by altering the expression of hundreds of target genes. Emerging evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) constitute a major subgroup of the IFN target genes, and further, that the IFN response is subject to regulation by a large number of host- and pathogen-derived lncRNAs. While the vast majority of lncRNAs with potential roles in the IFN response remain unstudied, analysis of a very small subset provides a glimpse of the regulatory impact of this class of RNAs on IFN response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA. Electronic address: saba.valadkhan@case.edu.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valadkhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA. Electronic address: lsg48@case.edu.
authors.forename: Lalith S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gunawardane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D014779:Virus Replication; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D007372:Interferons
keywords: BISPR; IFN; Interferon; Long non-coding RNA; NRIR; lncRNA