title: Not Just Noise: Genomics and Genetics Bring Long Noncoding RNAs into Focus.
abstract: Thousands of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been annotated, yet their functions remain unclear. Recent studies-including Schlackow et al. (2017) in this issue of Molecular Cell-using orthogonal methods investigated the expression and functions of lncRNAs, resulting in deeper appreciation for the salient differences between lncRNAs and mRNAs and the roles lncRNAs serve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: churchman@genetics.med.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: L Stirling
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Churchman
mesh_terms: D023281:Genomics; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D012333:RNA, Messenger
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D012333:RNA, Messenger