EVOLNCRNAS

The origin and functional evolution of long non-coding RNAs

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE    more  Organization address city: LAUSANNE postcode: 1015 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Annick Cognome: Crevoisier Email: send email Telefono: +41 21 6923960 Fax: +41 21 6923965
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Switzerland [CH]
Totale costo	184˙709 €
EC contributo	184˙709 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF
Funding Scheme	MC-IIF
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-01-01   -   2015-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE  Organization address city: LAUSANNE postcode: 1015 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Annick Cognome: Crevoisier Email: send email Telefono: +41 21 6923960 Fax: +41 21 6923965	CH (LAUSANNE)	coordinator	184˙709.40

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a heterogeneous class of RNA molecules that function in a wide range of biological processes, including the inactivation of sex chromosomes, imprinting and the regulation of gene expression. Despite their obvious biological importance, lncRNAs are the least understood class of genomic transcripts. Little is known about how they originate, how they acquire and evolve regulatory capacity, and how they function. Not surprisingly then, little is also known about the role that lncRNAs have played in the evolution of lineage-specific mammalian traits. This proposal combines molecular biology and evolutionary genetics tools to study the evolution and function of lncRNAs, and to evaluate their potential role in the specification of mammalian phenotypes. In this project I propose to generate a comprehensive and well-annotated set of mammalian long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) that – importantly – will include their regulatory regions. With this dataset, I aim to address the two main objectives of this proposal. Objective 1 is to identify the molecular mechanisms that generate novel lincRNAs, including how novel lincRNAs evolve their transcriptional regulation. By studying lncRNAs across 13 species that represent all major mammalian lineages, I will also investigate differences between lineages/species in the types of lncRNAs that they posses. Objective 2 is to identify networks of genes regulated by lincRNAs that underlie novel mammalian traits, and to investigate differences between species/lineages in these gene networks. This proposal will significantly advance the scientific community’s understanding of lncRNAs, including how these molecules have contributed to the functional evolution of mammalian genomes.'