Non-Coding RNA (ISSN: 2311-553X) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on non-coding RNA research dealing with elucidating the structure, function, and biology of regulatory non-coding RNAs. Non-Coding RNA is published bimonthly online by MDPI.

We are pleased to invite you to read the most highly cited papers in 2021 in Non-Coding RNA. The paper list is as follows:

1. “miR-24 Targets the Transmembrane Glycoprotein Neuropilin-1 in Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells”
by Pasquale Mone, Jessica Gambardella, Xujun Wang, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Alessandro Matarese and Gaetano Santulli
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/9

2. “miRCOVID-19: Potential Targets of Human miRNAs in SARS-CoV-2 for RNA-Based Drug Discovery”
by Tanvir Alam and Leonard Lipovich
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/18

3. “Long Non-Coding RNA (lncRNA) Roles in Cell Biology, Neurodevelopment and Neurological Disorders”
by Vincenza Aliperti, Justyna Skonieczna and Andrea Cerase
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(2), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7020036
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/2/36

4. “The Role of LncRNAs in Translation”
by Didem Karakas and Bulent Ozpolat
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/16

5. “The Role of lncRNAs in Gene Expression Regulation through mRNA Stabilization”
by Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, Itziar Gonzalez-Moro, Ane Olazagoitia-Garmendia, Ainara Castellanos-Rubio and Izortze Santin
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/3

6. “Emerging Role of Circular RNA–Protein Interactions”
by Arundhati Das, Tanvi Sinha, Sharmishtha Shyamal and Amaresh Chandra Panda
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(3), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7030048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/3/48

7. “MicroRNAs and Long Non-Coding RNAs as Potential Candidates to Target Specific Motifs of SARS-CoV-2”
by Lucia Natarelli, Luca Parca, Tommaso Mazza, Christian Weber, Fabio Virgili and Deborah Fratantonio
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/14

8. “The Implications of ncRNAs in the Development of Human Diseases”
by Elena López-Jiménez and Eduardo Andrés-León
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/17

9. “Epigenetic Regulation of Alternative Splicing: How LncRNAs Tailor the Message”
by Giuseppina Pisignano and Michael Ladomery
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/21

10. “Functional Role of miR-155 in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications”
by Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Jessica Gambardella, Celestino Sardu, Angela Lombardi and Gaetano Santulli
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(3), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7030039
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/3/39

11. “Non-Coding RNAs in COVID-19: Emerging Insights and Current Questions”
by Tobias Plowman and Dimitris Lagos
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(3), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7030054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/3/54

12. “Endogenous Double-Stranded RNA”
by Shaymaa Sadeq, Surar Al-Hashimi, Carmen M. Cusack and Andreas Werner
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/15

13. “Long Non-Coding RNAs in Cardiovascular Diseases: Potential Function as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets of Exercise Training”
by Camila Caldas Martins Correia, Luis Felipe Rodrigues, Bruno Rocha de Avila Pelozin 2, Edilamar Menezes Oliveira and Tiago Fernandes
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(4), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7040065
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/4/65

14. “Plant Long Noncoding RNAs: New Players in the Field of Post-Transcriptional Regulations”
by Camille Fonouni-Farde, Federico Ariel and Martin Crespi
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/12

15. “Exosomes in Immune Regulation”
by Heidi Schwarzenbach and Peter B. Gahan
Non-Coding RNA 2021, 7(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna7010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-553X/7/1/4

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