RNA snippets control protein production by disabling mRNAs

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 11:07 in Biology & Nature

FINDINGS: Short pieces of RNA, called microRNAs, control protein production primarily by causing the proteins' RNA templates (known as messenger RNA or mRNA) to be disabled by the cell, according to...

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