MicroRNAs: understanding their role in gene expression and cancer

ABSTRACT MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in cells. These small molecules comprise 17 to 25 nucleotides and are able to recognize target messenger RNAs by sequence complementarity and regulate their protein translation. Different microRNAs are expressed in all human ce...

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Main Authors: Ariany Lima Jorge, Erik Ribeiro Pereira, Christian Sousa de Oliveira, Eduardo dos Santos Ferreira, Edmara Toledo Ninzoli Menon, Susana Nogueira Diniz, Julia Alejandra Pezuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2021-07-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082021000100601&tlng=en