| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDKN2B-AS1:28 | AUGCAGAUCUUUGUGAAGACCCUCACGGGCAAGACCAUCACCCUUGAGG… | 4758 nt | 0.4241 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:29 | CUUUUGGCACAAGUAUUCAUUAUUAAUGGAAAUGCAUAGUAUUAUCUCA… | 4826 nt | 0.3730 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:3 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 3835 nt | 0.4245 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:30 | CAUGAAAUAAAUCAUCAUAAUAAAUCACUAUUUCAGAUAUUGAGAAACC… | 581 nt | 0.3804 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:31 | UGUCCCUUUUGAUGAGAAGAAUAAGCCUCAUUCUGAUUCAACAGCAGAG… | 678 nt | 0.4233 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:32 | GUCCCUUUUGAUGAGAAGAAUAAGCCUCAUUCUGAUUCAACAGCAGAGA… | 242 nt | 0.3967 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:33 | AGUGCUCAAAUCCAUGAUCUACAUAGGUGGAGAACUUCAGUAGAGGAAG… | 326 nt | 0.4202 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:34 | CGAAAGUAGAUAAUAAGUGAGACAAGCACCCAGUAAAUGUUUAUGAUGU… | 9091 nt | 0.3925 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:35 | GACGUAAGAUCAAAUGCAAUAGCAUGUCAAACAAUGUGUAACUCCAGUU… | 927 nt | 0.3517 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:36 | CUCACAGUCCAGACUUGGAGUACAAGUAAUAAGAAGAAUAAAACUUAAU… | 956 nt | 0.3546 |
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].