Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 3138 (LINC03138)

Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 3138 (LINC03138, also known as AF131217.1) is a human long non-coding RNA. It belongs to the family of long intergenic non-protein coding RNAs (lincRNAs), which are RNA molecules longer than 200 nucleotides, located between protein-coding genes, and are not translated into proteins. LincRNAs as a class are known to participate in the regulation of gene expression—occasionally by interacting with chromatin remodelers or RNA-binding proteins—and have been implicated in some disease processes, especially cancers. However, there is currently no published functional, mechanistic, or disease-association data specific to LINC03138. It is not a known receptor, enzyme, transporter, or target for approved drugs, and no interacting drugs, biomarkers, or known therapeutic roles are recorded for this gene[1][3][5][7]. **Supporting detail:** - LINC03138 is a validated, approved human gene with locus type “long non-coding RNA” according to the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)[1]. - It is listed as a non-coding RNA on GeneCards and RNAcentral, with no associated protein product or well-characterized biological function[3][7]. - The broader class of long intergenic non-coding RNAs has emerging but still largely undefined roles in gene regulation and cancer biology; individual members (lincRNAs more generally) may be involved in cancer, but there is no direct evidence for LINC03138 specifically[5][9].

Other names

AF131217.1LINC03138