Identification of microRNAs from Eugenia uniflora by high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.

BACKGROUND: microRNAs or miRNAs are small non-coding regulatory RNAs that play important functions in the regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional level by targeting mRNAs for degradation or inhibiting protein translation. Eugenia uniflora is a plant native to tropical America with...

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Main Authors: Frank Guzman, Mauricio P Almerão, Ana P Körbes, Guilherme Loss-Morais, Rogerio Margis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499529?pdf=render