Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2871 (LINC02871)

Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2871 (LINC02871) is a human long intergenic non-coding RNA gene located on chromosome 20. Like other lincRNAs, it does not code for a protein but may function in the regulation of gene expression at multiple levels, potentially by influencing chromatin structure, acting as a molecular scaffold or decoy, or modulating nearby gene loci. Although the functions of many lincRNAs are established in biological regulation and disease, there is no experimentally validated functional or disease association information specific to LINC02871. The gene is annotated in standard genomic databases but is not recognized as a therapeutic target, and there are no current drug interactions or established biomarkers directly associated with this gene.

Other names

C20orf187dJ727I10.1chromosome 20 open reading frame 187