Mir-281 microRNA precursor family

mir-281
Identifiers
Symbolmir-281
RfamRF00967
miRBase family2
Other data
RNA typemicroRNA
Domain(s)Eukaryota;
PDB structuresPDBe

In molecular biology, mir-281 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. mir-281 is found in an intron of the Drosophila ornithine decarboxylase antizyme (ODA) gene. Using the RACE technique the pri-miRNA was shown to be 2,149 nucleotides in length. The expression level of the microRNA was found to be independent of the level of ODA.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Xiong H, Qian J, He T, Li F (January 2009). "Independent transcription of miR-281 in the intron of ODA in Drosophila melanogaster". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 378 (4): 883–9. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.010. PMID 19073139.
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