The long and short of microRNA.

Yates, Luke A; Norbury, Chris J; Gilbert, Robert J C · Cell · 2013

review · Level V

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are versatile regulators of gene expression in higher eukaryotes. In order to silence many different mRNAs in a precise manner, miRNA stability and efficacy is controlled by highly developed regulatory pathways and fine-tuning mechanisms both affecting miRNA processing and altering mature miRNA target specificity.

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