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An Insect Virus-Encoded MicroRNA Regulates Viral Replication
10 Jul 2008
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small ( approximately 22 nucleotides) noncoding RNAs which play an essential role in gene regulation and affect a wide range of processes, including development, differentiation, and oncogenesis. Here we report the identification of the first miRNA from an insect virus, derived from the major capsid protein (MCP) gene in Heliothis virescens ascovirus (HvAV) (HvAV-miR-1). Although MCP was...
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