Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1777 (LINC01777)

LINC01777, or long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1777, is an autonomously transcribed RNA locus classified as a lincRNA. LincRNAs are non-protein coding transcripts greater than 200 nucleotides that do not overlap annotated protein-coding genes. These RNAs often act in cis or trans to regulate gene expression, modulate chromatin architecture, stabilize RNA, and fine-tune nearby gene expression. LINC01777 is annotated in the human genome, but its specific molecular function and disease association have not been characterized. LincRNAs as a class display diverse regulatory activities, often exerting tissue-specific or developmental-stage-specific effects, but only a minority have well-defined molecular or disease roles at present[1][3][5][7].

Other names

LINC01777long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1777