Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions

Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) play prominent roles in the regulation of gene expression via their interactions with other biological molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Although much of our knowledge about how these ncRNAs operate in different biological processes has been obtained from experime...

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Autores principales: Andrés Rincón-Riveros, Duvan Morales, Josefa Antonia Rodríguez, Victoria E. Villegas, Liliana López-Kleine
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5191354e368a4246a3cb516bdff43fce2021-11-11T16:52:32ZBioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions10.3390/ijms2221113971422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/5191354e368a4246a3cb516bdff43fce2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11397https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) play prominent roles in the regulation of gene expression via their interactions with other biological molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Although much of our knowledge about how these ncRNAs operate in different biological processes has been obtained from experimental findings, computational biology can also clearly substantially boost this knowledge by suggesting possible novel interactions of these ncRNAs with other molecules. Computational predictions are thus used as an alternative source of new insights through a process of mutual enrichment because the information obtained through experiments continuously feeds through into computational methods. The results of these predictions in turn shed light on possible interactions that are subsequently validated experimentally. This review describes the latest advances in databases, bioinformatic tools, and new in silico strategies that allow the establishment or prediction of biological interactions of ncRNAs, particularly miRNAs and lncRNAs. The ncRNA species described in this work have a special emphasis on those found in humans, but information on ncRNA of other species is also included.Andrés Rincón-RiverosDuvan MoralesJosefa Antonia RodríguezVictoria E. VillegasLiliana López-KleineMDPI AGarticlegenomicstranscriptomencRNAlncRNAinteractomebioinformaticsBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11397, p 11397 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic genomics
transcriptome
ncRNA
lncRNA
interactome
bioinformatics
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle genomics
transcriptome
ncRNA
lncRNA
interactome
bioinformatics
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Andrés Rincón-Riveros
Duvan Morales
Josefa Antonia Rodríguez
Victoria E. Villegas
Liliana López-Kleine
Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
description Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) play prominent roles in the regulation of gene expression via their interactions with other biological molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Although much of our knowledge about how these ncRNAs operate in different biological processes has been obtained from experimental findings, computational biology can also clearly substantially boost this knowledge by suggesting possible novel interactions of these ncRNAs with other molecules. Computational predictions are thus used as an alternative source of new insights through a process of mutual enrichment because the information obtained through experiments continuously feeds through into computational methods. The results of these predictions in turn shed light on possible interactions that are subsequently validated experimentally. This review describes the latest advances in databases, bioinformatic tools, and new in silico strategies that allow the establishment or prediction of biological interactions of ncRNAs, particularly miRNAs and lncRNAs. The ncRNA species described in this work have a special emphasis on those found in humans, but information on ncRNA of other species is also included.
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author Andrés Rincón-Riveros
Duvan Morales
Josefa Antonia Rodríguez
Victoria E. Villegas
Liliana López-Kleine
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Duvan Morales
Josefa Antonia Rodríguez
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Liliana López-Kleine
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title Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
title_short Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
title_full Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
title_fullStr Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis and Prediction of ncRNA Interactions
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