Overview of MicroRNA Biogenesis, Mechanisms of Actions, and Circulation

A. O’Brien, Jacob; Hayder, Heyam; Zayed, Yara; Peng, Chun

doi:10.3389/fendo.2018.00402

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Overview of MicroRNA Biogenesis, Mechanisms of Actions, and Circulation

Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology • Aug 3, 2018

Authors:

Jacob A. O’Brien

Heyam Hayder

Yara Zayed

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that play important roles in regulating gene expression. The majority of miRNAs are transcribed from DNA sequences into primary miRNAs and processed into precursor miRNAs, and finally mature miRNAs. In most cases, miRNAs interact with the 3' untransl...

Subject

microRNA

Biology

Untranslated region

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