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The multifaceted small RNAs
Long-Cheng Li
volume 5 | issue 2
april/may/june 2008Pages: 61 - 64
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Small RNA molecules are now being recognized as master regulators of gene activity. Although known initially for their gene-silencing functions, recent discoveries have revealed that small RNAs can also activate gene expression. These two opposing activities of gene silencing and activation together constitute an integrated gene regulatory mechanism.
Authors
Long-Cheng Li
Department of Urology; University of California San Francisco; San Francisco, California USA