NCIt definition : Human MALAT1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q13.1 and is approximately
9 kb in length. This allele, which encodes metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma
transcript 1 non-coding RNA, may be involved in tumorigenesis. Aberrant expression
of the gene is associated with non-small cell lung cancer and the gene may be involved
in a translocation t(6;11)(p21.1;q13) with the human TFEB gene that may be associated
with renal cell carcinoma.;
NCIt note : The 3-prime end of MALAT1 can be cleaved to form a tRNA like molecule called mascRNA.
(Cell 2008; 135:919-32.);