Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 939 (LINC00939)

**Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 939 (LINC00939)** is a long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA), a class of RNA molecules longer than 200 nucleotides that do not overlap known protein-coding genes[1][3][7]. LincRNAs function primarily at the RNA level and are not translated into protein. As a lincRNA, LINC00939 is transcribed but does not encode a functional protein. General functions of lincRNAs include gene expression regulation, chromatin and genome architecture remodeling, transcriptional regulation, RNA stabilization, and sometimes roles associated with enhancer activity[3][5]. While many lincRNAs have been found to regulate gene expression in cis (nearby genes) or in trans (distant genes), and some have disease relevance or act as disease biomarkers, the specific function and disease associations for LINC00939 remain poorly characterized in the current literature. No drugs are known to target LINC00939, and it is not considered a classical therapeutic target such as a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or transcription factor[1][7].

Other names

LINC00939long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 939