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An Overview and a Look to the Future
Kincaid & Sullivan recently published a review paper summarizing the current state of viral miRNA research. While microRNAs (miRNAs) were initially described as posttranscriptional gene regulators in eukaryotic hosts, virus-encoded miRNAs were later uncovered. It is now apparent that diverse virus families,... Contine Reading & Discuss→
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It is becoming increasingly clear that microRNA are important regulators of gene expression within the animal kingdom. However, microRNA are also found in plants, behaving more like small inhibiting RNA (siRNA) during target gene knockdown. A recent review published in Genome Biology aims to discuss the differences between animal and... Contine Reading & Discuss→
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In this week’s issue of Nature , two researchers at the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have published a review discussing the diverse contribution microRNA networks exhibit in cancer biology. Lujambio et. al. discuss both the oncogenic and tumor-suppressor roles microRNA have been attributed in the... Contine Reading & Discuss→
