MicroRNAs expressed by human cytomegalovirus
Abstract Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs about 22 nucleotides in length, which play an important role in gene regulation of both eukaryotes and viruses. They can promote RNA cleavage and repress translation via base-pairing with complementary sequences within mRNA molecules....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-020-1296-4 |