Nuclear Hormone Receptors, MicroRNAs Form Developmental Switch

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 23:35 in Biology & Nature

A particular nuclear hormone receptor called DAF-12 and molecules called microRNAs in the let-7 family form a molecular switch that encourages cells in the larvae of a model worm to shift to a more developed state.

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