Pygmy MicroRNA: Surveillance Cops in Therapy Kingdom

@article{Bhadra2016PygmyMS,
  title={Pygmy MicroRNA: Surveillance Cops in Therapy Kingdom},
  author={Utpal Bhadra and Pradipta Patra and Jagamohan Chhatai and Manika Pal‐Bhadra},
  journal={Molecular Medicine},
  year={2016},
  volume={22},
  pages={759-775}
}
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are well preserved in every animal. These pygmy-sized (21–23 nt) noncoding RNAs scattered in the genome are responsible for micromanaging versatile gene regulation. There is involvement of miRNAs as surveillance cops in all human diseases including cardiovascular defects, tumor formation, reproductive pathways, and neurological and autoimmune disorders. The effective functional role of miRNA can be reduced by chemical entities of antisense oligonucleotides and versatile small… 
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