| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDKN2B-AS1:19 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1235 nt | 0.4073 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:2 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 2660 nt | 0.4425 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:20 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 949 nt | 0.4531 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:21 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 956 nt | 0.4477 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:22 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 1283 nt | 0.4365 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:23 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 1149 nt | 0.4473 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:24 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 1013 nt | 0.4324 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:25 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 602 nt | 0.4402 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:26 | CUCGUCGAAAGUCUUCCAUUCUUCAAACUAGAUUAUUUAAAAAUGAAAA… | 813 nt | 0.4354 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:27 | GCGACAUCUGGACACGGCGCGGCGCUGGCGCUGCCGGAGCUGUCGACCC… | 689 nt | 0.4485 |
This gene is located within the CDKN2B-CDKN2A gene cluster at chromosome 9p21. The gene product is a functional RNA molecule that interacts with polycomb repressive complex-1 (PRC1) and -2 (PRC2), leading to epigenetic silencing of other genes in this cluster. This region is a significant genetic susceptibility locus for cardiovascular disease, and has also been linked to a number of other pathologies, including several cancers, intracranial aneurysm, type-2 diabetes, periodontitis, Alzheimer's disease, endometriosis, frailty in the elderly, and glaucoma. Multiple alternatively processed transcript variants have been detected, some of which may take the form of circular RNA molecules (PMID:21151960). [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]
A study in humans demonstrated that the CDKN2B-AS1 (ANRIL) was significantly upregulated in the plasma of coronary artery disease patients and showed significant diagnostic predictive value with an AUC of 0.82 in ROC analysis [Abdallah et al. DOI:10.1007/s40291-022-00622-1]. A review of studies in humans, mice, and rats indicates that the CDKN2B-AS1 is involved in atherosclerosis formation in coronary artery disease [Tian et al. DOI:10.3390/molecules26041155].