A micro-RNA as a key regulator of learning and Alzheimer's disease
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
Proteins are the molecular machines of the cell. They transport materials, cleave products or transmit signals and for a long time, they have been a main focus of attention in molecular biology research. In the last two decades, however, another class of critically important molecules has emerged: small RNA molecules, including micro-RNAs. It is now well established that micro-RNAs play a key role in the regulation of cell function.