Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 308 (LINC00308)

Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 308 (LINC00308) is a long non-coding RNA gene present on human chromosome 21[3]. It does not encode a protein but is part of a broader class of lincRNAs (>200 nucleotides, not overlapping coding genes), which are increasingly recognized as important regulators of genome function but remain largely uncharacterized as individual genes. LINC00308 has multiple aliases due to historical naming conventions. While lincRNAs in general participate in gene regulation, chromatin modification, and can be associated with disease or serve as diagnostic markers, specific functional evidence for LINC00308 is currently lacking[1][3]. There is no published association with therapeutic targeting or drug interaction, and its role in disease has not been established.

Other names

LINC00308C21orf74NCRNA00308PRED16