Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2912 (LINC02912)

LINC02912 (long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2912) is a human long intergenic non-coding RNA found on chromosome 20, annotated in several databases under multiple aliases including TMEM75, FLJ36105, and Putative protein encoded by LINC02912[3]. lincRNAs such as LINC02912 are typically longer than 200 nucleotides, transcribed by RNA polymerase II, and do not encode proteins or overlap with protein-coding genes[1]. The function of LINC02912 is not well studied, and there is no direct evidence that it encodes a functional protein or participates in classical signaling pathways as a receptor or enzyme[3][1]. Descriptions referring to it as a “transmembrane protein” are legacy annotations not supported by current experimental proteomics or functional studies. There are no drugs, biomarkers, or direct therapeutic uses described; its role, if any, may be regulatory in the context of gene expression, chromatin remodeling, or transcriptional control by analogy to other characterized lincRNAs[1][3].

Other names

LINC02912TMEM75 (obsolete/misleading as protein-coding)FLJ36105Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2912Putative protein encoded by LINC02912Transmembrane protein 75 (obsolete/misleading)