预览. 预览. 微RNAs:从衰变到诱
Michaela Beitzinger1, Gunter Meister
1Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Cell
|March 10, 2010
概括
微RNAs调节基因表达. 一项新的研究显示,microRNA-328也起到诱作用,与hNRNP E2结合,以增强髓状细胞分化.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因法规 基因法规
背景情况:
- 微RNAs (miRNAs) 是基因表达的关键调节者,主要通过阿尔戈诺特蛋白质作用,以调解转录后基因沉默.
- 除了直接沉默之外,了解miRNAs的多样性作用对于理解复杂的细胞过程至关重要.
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