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ReviewMobile genetic elements2014

Burgeoning evidence indicates that microRNAs were initially formed from transposable element sequences.

Justin T Roberts, Sara E Cardin, Glen M Borchert

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Review in Mobile genetic elements, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Justin T RobertsDepartment of Biological Sciences; University of South Alabama; Mobile, AL USA.
Sara E CardinDepartment of Biological Sciences; University of South Alabama; Mobile, AL USA.
Glen M BorchertDepartment of Biological Sciences; University of South Alabama; Mobile, AL USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a recently discovered class of noncoding RNAs that play key roles in the regulation of gene expression. Despite being only ~20 nucleotides in length, these highly versatile molecules have been shown to play pivotal roles in development, basic cellular metabolism, apoptosis, and disease. While over 24,000 miRNAs have been characterized since they were first isolated in mammals in 2001, the functions of the majority of these miRNAs remain largely undescribed. That said, many now suggest that characterization of the relationships between miRNAs and transposable elements (TEs) can help elucidate miRNA functionality. Strikingly, over 20 publications have now reported the initial formation of thousands of miRNA loci from TE sequences. In this review we chronicle the findings of these reports, discuss the evolution of the field along with future directions, and examine how this information can be used to ascertain insights into miRNA transcriptional regulation and how it can be exploited to facilitate miRNA target prediction.

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microRNAmiRmiRNArepetitiveretrotransposontransposabletransposon

Identifiers

PMID25054081
PMCPMC4091103

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