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[miRNA: a new regulator of gene expression]
Cheng-Mei Li1, Ji-Gang Zheng, Gui-Sen Du
1Biology of Department, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China. suansuandemeizi@sohu.com
Yi Chuan = Hereditas
|January 1, 2005
Abstract:
Plant and animal genomes contain an abundance of small genes that produce RNAs of about 22 nucleotides in length, which was dubbed as microRNAs. These newly found endogenous RNAs may participate in a wide range of genetic regulatory pathways and play an important role in the development. This paper is focused on the finding of the microRNAs, its mechanism and function, as well as the methods of research.