MicroRNAs in Human Placental Development and Pregnancy Complications

MicroRNAs in Human Placental Development and Pregnancy Complications

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs, which function as critical posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression by promoting mRNA degradation and translational inhibition. Placenta expresses many ubiquitous as well as specific miRNAs. These miRNAs regulate trophoblast cell differentiation...

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Main Authors: Chun Peng, Heyam Hayder, Jelena Brkić, Guodong Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
microRNA
human placenta
proliferation
migration
invasion
angiogenesis
preeclampsia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/3/5519

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