Human lncRNAs harbor conserved modules embedded in different sequence contexts
F. Ballesio, G. Pepe, G. Ausiello, A. Novelletto, M. Helmer-Citterich, P. F. Gherardini
The paper identifies conserved modular exonic regions in human lncRNAs, showing evidence of purifying selection and suggesting functional units similar to protein-coding genes.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2023Evolutionary Biology