Open AccessmiRNAs in the Odontogenesis Process
Author(s) -
Ignacio Roa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of medical and surgical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0719-532X
pISSN - 0719-3904
DOI - 10.32457/ijmss.2015.020
Subject(s) - microrna , biology , gene , gene expression , regulation of gene expression , rna , non coding rna , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small RNA molecules noncoding to proteins, which regulate gene expression at post-transcriptional level by binding to specific sequences within target genes. miRNAs have been recognized as important regulatory factors in the body development and expression of certain diseases. Some miRNAs regulate the proliferation and differentiation of cells and tissues during odontogenesis.