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Re‐thinking miRNA‐mRNA interactions: Intertwining issues confound target discovery
- Source :
- Bioessays
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2015.
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Abstract
- Despite a library full of literature on miRNA biology, core issues relating to miRNA target detection, biological effect, and mode of action remain controversial. This essay proposes that the predominant mechanism of direct miRNA action is translational inhibition, whereas the bulk of miRNA effects are mRNA based. It explores several issues confounding miRNA target detection, and discusses their impact on the dominance of "miRNA seed" dogma and the exploration of non-canonical binding sites. Finally, it makes comparisons between miRNA target prediction and transcription factor binding prediction, and questions the value of characterizing miRNA binding sites based on which miRNA nucleotides are paired with an mRNA.
- Subjects :
- Insights & Perspectives
MRNA destabilization
seed sites
MiRNA binding
Computational biology
Biology
Bioinformatics
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
biotin pull-down
direct interactions
microRNA
RNA, Messenger
Binding site
Mode of action
Transcription factor
miRNA
Regulation of gene expression
Messenger RNA
mRNA destabilization
non-canonical sites
translational inhibition
centered sites
MicroRNAs
Gene Expression Regulation
Algorithms
Transcription Factors
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15211878 and 02659247
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioEssays
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e506cc4a873a2be10828ef2bf803d9a4
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400191