MicroRNAs: The Mega Regulators in Eukaryotic Genomes

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, small, noncoding RNAs of 18-25 nucleotide (nt) in length that negatively regulate their complementary messenger RNAs (mRNAs) at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional level in many eukaryotic organisms. By affecting the gene regulation, miRNAs are likely to be...

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Main Authors: Iftekhar Ahmed Baloch, Muhammad Younas Khan Barozaia, M.Din
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bolan Society for Pure and Applied Biology (BSPAB) 2013-09-01
Series:Pure and Applied Biology
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Online Access:http://www.thepab.org/index.php/17-abstracts/47-micrornas-the-mega-regulators-in-eukaryotic-genomes