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Table 3 LTR-driven LncRNAs with oncogenic role

From: Endogenous retroviral promoter exaptation in human cancer

lncRNAa

TE type

TE promoter coordinates (hg38)

Cancer type

references

SchLAP1

(ERV1) LTR12C

chr2:180691205–180692425

prostate

[143]

ROR

(ERV1) LTR7

chr18:57072052–57072502

breast, others

[147, 150]

HOST2

(ERV1) LTR2B

chr10:84171987–84172465

ovarian

[154]

AFAP1-AS1

(ERVL-MaLR) THE1A LTRb

chr4:7753884–7754236

several

[156, 158]

SAMMSON

(ERV1) LTR1A2b

chr3:69999501–70000359

melanoma

[161]

HULC

(ERVL-MaLR) MLT1A LTR

chr6:8652095–8652454

liver

[163]

UCA1

(ERV1) LTR7C

chr19:15828738–15829200

several

[165, 167]

BANCR

(ERV1) MER41B LTR

chr9:69306939–69307567

melanoma, others

[169]

  1. aOnly those cases with supporting evidence of a role in the cancer are listed
  2. bThe fact that the promoter is an LTR was not previously noted