| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDKN2B-AS1:4 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 2175 nt | 0.4428 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:41 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 540 nt | 0.5685 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:42 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 4760 nt | 0.3887 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:43 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 2304 nt | 0.4457 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:44 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 1254 nt | 0.4609 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:45 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 1331 nt | 0.4403 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:46 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 1118 nt | 0.4508 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:47 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 1254 nt | 0.4625 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:48 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 1388 nt | 0.4510 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:49 | AUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAU… | 612 nt | 0.4853 |
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].