Noncoding RNAs in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Potential Diagnosis and Prognosis Biomarkers

Figure 2

Schematic presentation of the genomic loci of different long noncoding RNA (lncRNA). lncRNA classification depends on the genomic position: (i) intergenic RNAs are located between two protein coding genes, (ii) intronic lncRNAs are positioned within an intronic region of a protein coding-gene, (iii) and (v) sense and antisense lncRNAs are transcribed from complementary strands but in different direction, respectively, and (iv) bidirectional lncRNAs originate from the bidirectional transcription of protein-coding genes.