Identification and characterization of microRNAs and endogenous siRNAs in <it>Schistosoma japonicum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Small endogenous non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) such as small interfering RNA (siRNA), microRNA and other small RNA transcripts are derived from distinct loci in the genome and play critical roles in RNA-mediated gene silencing mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Wang Heng, Jiang Ning, Cai Pengfei, Hao Lili, Chen Qijun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/55