Bioavailability of transgenic microRNAs in genetically modified plants

Abstract Background Transgenic expression of small RNAs is a prevalent approach in agrobiotechnology for the global enhancement of plant foods. Meanwhile, emerging studies have, on the one hand, emphasized the potential of transgenic microRNAs (miRNAs) as novel dietary therapeutics and, on the other...

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Main Authors: Jian Yang, Cecilia Primo, Ismail Elbaz-Younes, Kendal D. Hirschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Genes & Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12263-017-0563-5