title: Divergent Paths Lnc Cell Fates.
abstract: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) comprise a class of regulatory molecules that may control diverse stem cell properties. Now in Cell Stem Cell, Luo et al. (2016) show that a specific group of lncRNAs, those transcribed divergently from protein coding genes, activate key developmental genes to control embryonic stem cell fate.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Lausanne Medical School, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: samir.ounzain@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ounzain
authors.affiliation: Experimental Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Lausanne Medical School, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: thierry.pedrazzini@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pedrazzini
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding