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Review
. 2013 Apr 25;153(3):516-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.04.003.

The long and short of microRNA

Luke A Yates  1 , Chris J Norbury, Robert J C Gilbert
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The long and short of microRNA

Luke A Yates et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are versatile regulators of gene expression in higher eukaryotes. In order to silence many different mRNAs in a precise manner, miRNA stability and efficacy is controlled by highly developed regulatory pathways and fine-tuning mechanisms both affecting miRNA processing and altering mature miRNA target specificity.

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