Article
Role of Viral miRNAs and Epigenetic Modifications in Epstein‐Barr Virus‐Associated Gastric Carcinogenesis
1 Jan 2016
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs are short (21-23 nucleotides), noncoding RNAs that typically silence posttranscriptional gene expression through interaction with target messenger RNAs. Currently, miRNAs have been identified in almost all studied multicellular eukaryotes in the plant and animal kingdoms. Additionally, recent studies reported that miRNAs can also be encoded by certain single-cell eukaryotes and by viruses. The vast...