The interplay of microRNA and neuronal activity in health and disease

 MicroRNA (miRNA) are small 19-23nt regulatory RNAs that function by modulating mRNA translation and/or turnover in a sequence-specific fashion. In the nervous system, miRNA regulate the production of numerous proteins involved in synaptic transmission. In turn neuronal activity can regulate the p...

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Main Authors: Stephen Matthew Eacker, Ted M Dawson, Valina Lynn Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00136/full