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The emerging role of microRNAs in immune cell development and differentiation
Author(s) -
LIANG TIEJUN,
QIN CHENGYONG
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02520.x
Subject(s) - microrna , immune system , biology , rna , gene expression , cellular differentiation , messenger rna , microbiology and biotechnology , psychological repression , gene , regulation of gene expression , computational biology , genetics
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA strands (20–25 nucleotides) that regulate gene expression by translational repression as well as by messenger RNA degradation. This review will examine the application and function of miRNAs in immune cell development and differentiation.