Yar (gene) explained
In molecular biology, Yar (yellow-achaete intergenic RNA) is a long non-coding RNA found in Drosophila. It is located within a neuronal gene cluster between the yellow and achaete genes.[1] [2] It is found in the cytoplasm of cells and is required for the regulation of sleep.
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Notes and References
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- Soshnev . A. A. . Ishimoto . H. . McAllister . B. F. . Li . X. . Wehling . M. D. . Kitamoto . T. . Geyer . P. K. . 10.1534/genetics.111.131706 . A Conserved Long Non-coding RNA Affects Sleep Behavior in Drosophila . Genetics . 2011 . 21775470 . 3189806. 189 . 2 . 455–468.