Short Tandem Target Mimic: A Long Journey to the Engineered Molecular Landmine for Selective Destruction/Blockage of MicroRNAs in Plants and Animals

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 291-296

  Tang, Guiliang ^a   Tang, Xiaoqing ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CeRNA; MiRNA; MiRNA sponge; Short tandem target mimic (STTM); Small RNA; Target mimic (TM)

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT RESPONSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHORT TANDEM TARGET MIMIC; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; WHEAT GERM;

ANIMALS; EUKARYOTA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICRORNAS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84879409295     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.02.004     Document Type: Review

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