| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDKN2B-AS1:68 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1649 nt | 0.4099 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:69 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1449 nt | 0.4086 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:7 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 856 nt | 0.4474 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:70 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1919 nt | 0.4158 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:71 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1585 nt | 0.4215 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:72 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 2626 nt | 0.4238 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:73 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1890 nt | 0.4074 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:74 | AGCUACAUCCGUCACCUGACACGGCCCUACCAGGAACAGCCGCGCUCCC… | 1238 nt | 0.4063 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:75 | GGAACAGCCGCGCUCCCGCGGAUUCUGGUGCUGCUCGCGUCCCCGCUCC… | 1950 nt | 0.3754 |
| CDKN2B-AS1:76 | CUCUUGUAUGAGUCACAUCUCUGUUGGUUGUAAGUGGCUGAAACUCAUC… | 817 nt | 0.3745 |
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].