MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore <it>Mnemiopsis leidyi</it>

MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore <it>Mnemiopsis leidyi</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MicroRNAs play a vital role in the regulation of gene expression and have been identified in every animal with a sequenced genome examined thus far, except for the placozoan <it>Trichoplax</it>. The genomic repertoires of...

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Main Authors: Maxwell Evan K, Ryan Joseph F, Schnitzler Christine E, Browne William E, Baxevanis Andreas D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
<it>Mnemiopsis leidyi</it>
Ctenophore
Metazoa
microRNA
miRNA
Drosha
Pasha
Microprocessor complex
Ribonuclease III
RNase III
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/714

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