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A standardised nomenclature for long non‐coding RNAs
Author(s) -
Seal Ruth L.,
Tweedie Susan,
Bruford Elspeth A.
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
iubmb life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.132
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1521-6551
pISSN - 1521-6543
DOI - 10.1002/iub.2663
Subject(s) - gene nomenclature , nomenclature , confusion , gene , coding (social sciences) , computational biology , genetics , biology , taxonomy (biology) , psychology , mathematics , zoology , statistics , psychoanalysis
The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) is the sole group with the authority to approve symbols for human genes, including long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) genes. Use of approved symbols ensures that publications and biomedical databases are easily searchable and reduces the risks of confusion that can be caused by using the same symbol to refer to different genes or using many different symbols for the same gene. Here, we describe how the HGNC names lncRNA genes and review the nomenclature of the seven lncRNA genes most mentioned in the scientific literature.