title: lncRNA/MicroRNA interactions in the vasculature.
abstract: MicroRNA (miRNA) have gained widespread attention for their role in diverse vascular processes including angiogenesis, apoptosis, proliferation, and migration. Despite great understanding of miRNA expression and function, knowledge of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) molecular mechanisms still remains limited. The influence of miRNA on lncRNA function, and the converse, is now beginning to emerge. lncRNA may regulate miRNA function by acting as endogenous sponges to regulate gene expression and miRNA have been shown to bind and regulate lncRNA stability. A detailed understanding of the molecular and cellular effects of lncRNA-miRNA-mediated interactions in vascular pathophysiology could pave the way for new diagnostic markers and therapeutic approaches, but first there is a requirement for a more detailed understanding of the impact of such regulatory networks.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.|Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Science, British Heart Foundation Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000235:genetics; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000235:genetics; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000235:genetics*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D035683:MicroRNAs; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding