BCYRN1 and asthma: For example, in the rat model of asthma, upregulation of brain cytoplasmic RNA 1 (BCYRN1) lncRNA targets canonical transient receptor potential 1 (TRPC1), which is implicated in the pro-proliferative and pro-migratory role of BCYRN1 and induces proliferation and migration of ASMCs (Zhang XY.