title: Long noncoding RNAs in DNA methylation: new players stepping into the old game.
abstract: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are being discovered as a novel family of regulators of gene expression at the epigenetic level. Emerging lines of evidence demonstrate that interplays between lncRNAs and DNA methylation machinery are an important layer of epigenetic regulation. Here in this mini-review we summarize the current findings in the field and focus particularly on the interactions mediated through direct physical association between lncRNAs and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs).
authors.affiliation: Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ; Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China ; Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Huating
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Dnmt; Epigenetics; Methylation; lncRNAs