https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/638308
標題: | Analysis of microRNA expression and function | 作者: | Van Wynsberghe, Priscilla M SHIH-PENG CHAN Slack, Frank J Pasquinelli, Amy E |
關鍵字: | Cleavage | Gel filtration | Northern blotting | Oligonucleotide | Supernatant | Transcript | 公開日期: | 2011 | 卷: | 106 | 來源出版物: | Methods in cell biology | 摘要: | Originally discovered in C. elegans, microRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs that regulate fundamental cellular processes in diverse organisms. MiRNAs are encoded within the genome and are initially transcribed as primary transcripts that can be several kilobases in length. Primary transcripts are successively cleaved by two RNase III enzymes, Drosha in the nucleus and Dicer in the cytoplasm, to produce ∼70 nucleotide (nt) long precursor miRNAs and 22 nt long mature miRNAs, respectively. Mature miRNAs regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by imperfectly binding target mRNAs in association with the multiprotein RNA induced silencing complex (RISC). The conserved sequence, expression pattern, and function of some miRNAs across distinct species as well as the importance of specific miRNAs in many biological pathways have led to an explosion in the study of miRNA biogenesis, miRNA target identification, and miRNA target regulation. Many advances in our understanding of miRNA biology have come from studies in the powerful model organism C. elegans. This chapter reviews the current methods used in C. elegans to study miRNA biogenesis, small RNA populations, miRNA-protein complexes, and miRNA target regulation. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/638308 | ISBN: | 9780125441728 | ISSN: | 0091-679X | DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-12-544172-8.00008-6 |
顯示於: | 微生物學科所 |
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