miRNA

See also: mirna

English

Etymology

From microRNA. The seminal article on microRNAs did not introduce the abbreviation miRNA nor the term microRNA, but rather referred to the entities as small RNAs.[1]

Noun

miRNA (plural miRNAs)

(genetics) A microRNA.
- 2007, Benjamin Lewin, Genes IX‎, →ISBN, page 343:
  There are ~80 genes in the C elegans genome coding for miRNAs that are twenty-one to twenty-four nucleotides long.
- 2010, Dimond, Patricia F., "miRNAs' Therapeutic Potential" (original copy), Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 30, no. 6, page 1:
  MicroRNAs (miRNAs) finely regulate gene expression and play an important role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis.

References

Lee, Roslind C., Feinbaum, Rhonda L. and Ambros, Victor. 1993. "The C. elegans Heterochronic Gene lin-4 Encodes Small RNAs with Antisense Complementarity to lin-14", Cell, 75: 843–854.

Anagrams

Armin, Imran, Marin, N. Mar. I., Ramin

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[1] Lee, Roslind C., Feinbaum, Rhonda L. and Ambros, Victor. 1993. "The C. elegans Heterochronic Gene lin-4 Encodes Small RNAs with Antisense Complementarity to lin-14", Cell, 75: 843–854.