Their gene silencing mechanism is dependent on their sequences which are acquired through the miRNA production process, called miRNA biogenesis. This process is initiated in the nucleus by ...

the process of turning the information encoded in a gene into a function. MiRNA from plants can be absorbed through food. Now, researchers in China have explored if plant-derived miRNA can enter ...

A protein that helps push a replicating cell through the cell cycle also mediates the processing and generation of mature microRNA, according to new research. Cyclin D1, a protein that helps push ...