miRNA

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English[edit]

 microRNA on Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From microRNA. The seminal article on microRNAs did not introduce the abbreviation miRNA nor the term microRNA, but rather referred to the entities as small RNAs.[1]

Noun[edit]

miRNA (plural miRNAs)

  1. (genetics) A microRNA.
    • 2007, Benjamin Lewin, Genes IX‎[1], →ISBN, page 343:
      There are ~80 genes in the C elegans genome coding for miRNAs that are twenty-one to twenty-four nucleotides long.
    • 2010, Dimond, Patricia F., "miRNAs' Therapeutic Potential" (original copy), Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 30, no. 6, page 1:
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) finely regulate gene expression and play an important role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee, Roslind C., Feinbaum, Rhonda L. and Ambros, Victor. 1993. "The C. elegans Heterochronic Gene lin-4 Encodes Small RNAs with Antisense Complementarity to lin-14", Cell, 75: 843–854.

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