microRNA (miRNA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological molecule
non-coding RNA molecule
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:miRNA
gptkbp:biogenesis exported to cytoplasm
processed to mature miRNA
processed to precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA)
transcribed as primary miRNA (pri-miRNA)
gptkbp:component gptkb:RNA-induced_silencing_complex_(RISC)
gptkbp:conservationProgram evolutionarily conserved
gptkbp:database gptkb:miRBase
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Victor_Ambros
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1993
gptkbp:discoveredInOrganism gptkb:Caenorhabditis_elegans
gptkbp:encodedBy miRNA genes
gptkbp:firstIdentifiedAs lin-4 RNA
gptkbp:foundIn animals
plants
viruses
gptkbp:function regulation of gene expression
post-transcriptional gene silencing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label microRNA (miRNA)
gptkbp:length about 21-25 nucleotides
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction induces mRNA degradation
inhibits translation
binds to complementary sequences in mRNA
gptkbp:processor gptkb:Drosha_enzyme
gptkb:Dicer_enzyme
gptkbp:regulates protein synthesis
mRNA stability
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:siRNA
gptkb:piRNA
gptkbp:role gptkb:cancer
gptkb:disease
apoptosis
cell differentiation
development
immune response
gptkbp:sequence single-stranded
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:cardiovascular_disease
cancer research
developmental biology
neurobiology
virology
gptkbp:therapeuticPotential gene therapy
biomarker
drug target
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:small_interfering_RNA_(siRNA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7