Overview
- Comprehensive and detailed purview of long non coding RNAs from unicellular to multicellular organisms
- Includes a special section on the emerging field of IncRNAs in brain development
- Includes a detailed chapter on the role of IncRNAs in cancer and their therapeutic potential
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1008)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This contributed volume offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of the various aspects of long non-coding RNAs and discusses their emerging significance. Written by leading experts in the field, it motivates young researchers around the globe, and offers graduate and postgraduate students fascinating insights into genes and their regulation in eukaryotes and higher organisms.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Prof. M.R.S. Rao is one of the most prominent scientists in India, currently working as honorary professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India. In 2010 he received the country’s 4th highest civilian award "PadmaShri" from the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to the field of bio-medical sciences.
Prof. Rao obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1973 and subsequently worked in different capacities at various renowned international institutes/universities such as Baylor College of Medicine, USA, Harvard Medical School, USA, and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California at San Diego, USA,. His area of interest spans RNA biology, molecular and cellular biology, genomics and cancer biology, molecular genetics of type II diabetes & cancer genetics, and chromatin biology. He has made seminal contribution in delineation of the biology and role of long non-coding RNA molecules.
He has published over 150 articles in respected national and international journals and is a member of various prestigious national and international societies/associations. He has received numerous national and international awards during his distinguished scientific career.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Long Non Coding RNA Biology
Editors: M.R.S. Rao
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5203-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5202-6Published: 05 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5342-0Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5203-3Published: 16 August 2017
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 323
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gene Expression, Developmental Biology, Gene Function, Nucleic Acid Chemistry