News articles tagged with 'miRNA'
MicroRNA undermines tumour suppression
— 18 Mar 2009 16:54 | HealthA small piece of RNA, or microRNA (miRNA), ratchets down the activity of the tumour-suppressor gene p53, according to a study by Whitehead Institute and National University of Singapore... — full story
Managing microRNAs
— 26 Feb 2009 15:20 | BiologyTwo independent, upcoming G and D papers lend new insight into the expression of microRNAs and their targets during vertebrate development. Dr David Bartel and colleagues describe a... — full story
Tufts researchers say Smad proteins regulate microRNA processing
— 11 Jun 2008 17:00 | BiologyResearchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Centre have found that Smad proteins regulate microRNA (miRNA) processing. Understanding the role of Smad proteins... — full story
MicroRNA controls expression of oncogenes
— 10 Jun 2008 01:46 | HealthA new study demonstrates that microRNAs can modulate the expression of well known tumour-specific oncogenic translocation proteins and may play a significant role in some human cancers.... — full story
Researchers show that a microRNA can reduce lung cancer growth
— 25 Mar 2008 15:02 | HealthA small RNA molecule, known as let-7 microRNA (miRNA), substantially reduced cancer growth in multiple mouse models of lung cancer, according to work by researchers at Yale University... — full story
Less can be more, for rice breeders too
— 19 Mar 2008 12:59 | BiologyA new tool for rice genetics allows rice breeders to surgically inactivate genes that confer unwanted properties. The findings are published in this week's PLoS ONE. Imagine you are... — full story
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