GeneCaRNA: A Comprehensive Gene-centric Database of Human Non-coding RNAs in the GeneCards Suite

Ruth Barshir, Simon Fishilevich, Tsippi Iny-Stein, Ofer Zelig, Yaron Mazor, Yaron Guan-Golan, Marilyn Safran, Doron Lancet

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Abstract

Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) genes assume increasing biological importance, with growing associations with diseases. Many ncRNA sources are transcript-centric, but for non-coding variant analysis and disease decipherment it is essential to transform this information into a comprehensive set of genome-mapped ncRNA genes. We present GeneCaRNA, a new all-inclusive gene-centric ncRNA database within the GeneCards Suite. GeneCaRNA information is integrated from four community-backed data structures: the major transcript database RNAcentral with its 20 encompassed databases, and the ncRNA entries of three major gene resources HGNC, Ensembl and NCBI Gene. GeneCaRNA presents 219,587 ncRNA gene pages, a 7-fold increase from those available in our three gene mining sources. Each ncRNA gene has wide-ranging annotation, mined from >100 worldwide sources, providing a powerful GeneCards-leveraged search. The latter empowers VarElect, our disease-gene interpretation tool, allowing one to systematically decipher ncRNA variants. The combined power of GeneCaRNA with GeneHancer, our regulatory elements database, facilitates wide-ranging scrutiny of the non-coding terra incognita of gene networks and whole genome analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number166913
JournalJournal of Molecular Biology
Volume433
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 May 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • RNAcentral
  • comprehensive ncRNA compendium
  • disease-gene interpretation
  • non-coding universe
  • whole genome sequencing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Molecular Biology

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