Identification and characteristics of microRNAs from <it>Bombyx mori</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression by targeting messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and causing mRNA cleavage or translation blockage. Of the 355 <it>Arthropod </it>miRNAs that have been identifie...

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Main Authors: Gao Xiaolian, Zhou Songping, Sheng Qing, Lv Zhengbing, Chen Jian, Chen Jianqing, Nie Zuoming, He Ping-an, Kong Lingyin, Wu Xiangfu, Jin Yongfeng, Zhang Yaozhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/248