Mouse experiments suggest that a noncoding RNA can be vital for successful pregnancy

Friday, January 9, 2015 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

The proteins that underlie nearly all biological mechanisms are produced from RNA molecules transcribed from genetic sequences in DNA. However, a large proportion of transcribed RNA is not transcoded into proteins and appears to have no significant function. Shinichi Nakagawa from the RIKEN RNA Biology Laboratory and colleagues have now found that one particular long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) is essential for fertility in some circumstances.

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