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Review
. 2005 May;6(5):376-85.
doi: 10.1038/nrm1644.

MicroRNA biogenesis: coordinated cropping and dicing

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MicroRNA biogenesis: coordinated cropping and dicing

V Narry Kim. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2005 May.

Abstract

The recent discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) took many by surprise because of their unorthodox features and widespread functions. These tiny, approximately 22-nucleotide, RNAs control several pathways including developmental timing, haematopoiesis, organogenesis, apoptosis, cell proliferation and possibly even tumorigenesis. Among the most pressing questions regarding this unusual class of regulatory miRNA-encoding genes is how miRNAs are produced in cells and how the genes themselves are controlled by various regulatory networks.

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