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Table 1.

Noncoding RNA nomenclature rules, adapted from HGNC rules (Seal et al. 2020).

Symbol pattern	Use case	Example
[regulated gene symbol]-ot[index]	ncRNA genes that overlap with a protein-coding gene and are on the same strand.	ase1-ot1, ase1-ot2
[regulated gene symbol]-as[index]	ncRNA genes that overlap with protein-coding gene and are on the opposite strand	ase1-as1, ase1-as2
[regulated gene symbol]-dt	ncRNA genes that do not overlap with a protein-coding gene, but are divergently transcribed	ase1-dt
[regulated gene symbol]-it[index]	For ncRNA genes contained in the introns of a protein-coding gene, on the same strand	ase1-it1, ase1-it2
Three-letter code plus digits	Intergenic noncoding RNAs	aal1(SPNCRNA.1530)

Symbol pattern	Use case	Example
[regulated gene symbol]-ot[index]	ncRNA genes that overlap with a protein-coding gene and are on the same strand.	ase1-ot1, ase1-ot2
[regulated gene symbol]-as[index]	ncRNA genes that overlap with protein-coding gene and are on the opposite strand	ase1-as1, ase1-as2
[regulated gene symbol]-dt	ncRNA genes that do not overlap with a protein-coding gene, but are divergently transcribed	ase1-dt
[regulated gene symbol]-it[index]	For ncRNA genes contained in the introns of a protein-coding gene, on the same strand	ase1-it1, ase1-it2
Three-letter code plus digits	Intergenic noncoding RNAs	aal1(SPNCRNA.1530)