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Review
. 2024 Mar 8;35(5):533-547.
doi: 10.1515/revneuro-2023-0155. Print 2024 Jul 26.

The role of long noncoding RNAs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Darya Rajabi  1 , Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi  1   2   3 , Nima Rezaei  2   3   4
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Review

The role of long noncoding RNAs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Darya Rajabi et al. Rev Neurosci. .

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with a poor prognosis leading to death. The diagnosis and treatment of ALS are inherently challenging due to its complex pathomechanism. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides involved in different cellular processes, incisively gene expression. In recent years, more studies have been conducted on lncRNA classes and interference in different disease pathologies, showing their promising contribution to diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we discussed the role of lncRNAs like NEAT1 and C9orf72-as in ALS pathogenesis mechanisms caused by mutations in different genes, including TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43), fused in sarcoma (FUS), superoxide dismutase type 1 (SOD1). NEAT1 is a well-established lncRNA in ALS pathogenesis; hence, we elaborate on its involvement in forming paraspeckles, stress response, inflammatory response, and apoptosis. Furthermore, antisense lncRNAs (as-lncRNAs), a key group of transcripts from the opposite strand of genes, including ZEB1-AS1 and ATXN2-AS, are discussed as newly identified components in the pathology of ALS. Ultimately, we review the current standing of using lncRNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic agents and the future vision of further studies on lncRNA applications.

Keywords: NEAT1; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; biomarker; lncRNA; long noncoding RNA; paraspeckles.

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