›› 2009, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (11): 66-69.

• 生物技术 • Previous Articles     Next Articles

The Latest Research Progress of Animal miRNA

ZHU Wen-qi,CHEN Kuan-wei, LI Hui-fang, SONG Wei-tao, ZHANG Jing   

  1. (Poultry Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou 225003, China)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-11-20 Published:2009-11-20

Abstract: The recent discovery of miRNAs ranged from 22 nucleotides to 24 nucleotides, took many by surprise because of their unorthodox features and widespread functions. miRNA is relevant to gene expression, cell differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, which may play an important role in the research of gene function, disease prevention and treatment. The author reviews the discovery, biological function, forming mechanism and research methods of miRNA.

Key words: animal; miRNA

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