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MicroRNAs act sequentially and asymmetrically to control chemosensory laterality in the nematode.
Nature - 12 Aug 2004
Chang Sarah, Johnston Robert J, Frøkjaer-Jensen Christian, Lockery Shawn, Hobert Oliver
Abstract excerpt
Animal microRNAs (miRNAs) are gene regulatory factors that prevent the expression of specific messenger RNA targets by binding to their 3' untranslated region. The Caenorhabditis elegans lsy-6 miRNA (for lateral symmetry defective) is required for the left/right asymmetric expression of guanyl cyclase (gcy) genes in two chemosensory neurons termed ASE left (ASEL) and ASE right (ASER). The asymmetric expression of...
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