Balloy et al. (Balloy et al., 2017) also found that several lncRNAs, such as maternally expressed gene 9 (MEG9) and bladder cancer-associated transcript 1 (BLACAT1), are downregulated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA)-infected CF bronchial epithelial cells. Here, MEG9 is linked to cystic fibrosis.