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Published on: August 10, 2018
MicroRNA-206: the skeletal muscle-specific myomiR
1Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose St., Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA. jjmcca2@uky.edu
Abstract:
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. A small number of striated muscle-specific miRNAs have been identified and shown to have an important role in myogenesis, embryonic muscle growth and cardiac function and hypertrophy. One of these myomiRs (myo=muscle+miR=miRNA), miR-206, is unique in that it is only expressed in skeletal muscle. The purpose of this review is to discuss what is currently known about miR-206 and its function in myogenesis as well as propose potential new roles for miR-206 in skeletal muscle biology. The review is also intended to serve as a comprehensive resource for miR-206 with the hope of encouraging further research on the role of miR-206 in skeletal muscle.
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