Researchers reveal mechanism of trimming longer RNA transcripts to become micro RNA
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 09:10
in Biology & Nature
A particular group of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) known as microRNAs (miRNAs) are ~22 nucleotide (nt) in length and play vital roles in diverse physiological processes. Aberrant expression of miRNAs has been linked to the development and progression of various human diseases including cancers. Certain miRNAs are even considered as biomarkers for diagnosis and targets for drug discovery.