Biology:TUG1

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Short description: Non-coding RNA in the species Homo sapiens


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TUG1 (taurine upregulated gene 1) is a long non-coding RNA expressed in the retina and in the brain. It was first identified in a screen for genes upregulated by in developing retinal cells in response to taurine. It is required for the normal development of photoreceptors in the retina.[1]

See also

  • Long noncoding RNA

References

  1. "The noncoding RNA taurine upregulated gene 1 is required for differentiation of the murine retina". Curr. Biol. 15 (6): 501–512. March 2005. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.027. PMID 15797018. 

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