RNA snippets control protein production by disabling mRNAs

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

Short pieces of RNA, called microRNAs, control protein production by causing the proteins' RNA templates (known as messenger RNA or mRNA) to be disabled by the cell, according to Whitehead Institute scientists.

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