The miR-15/107 group of microRNA (miRNA) gene is increasingly appreciated to serve key
functions in humans. These miRNAs regulate gene expression involved in cell division …

MicroRNAs are important regulators in many eukaryotic lineages. Typical miRNAs have a
length of about 22nt and are processed from precursors that form a characteristic hairpin …

Background microRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small non-coding RNAs that regulate
gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. While the number of known human and …

Recent progress in resolving the tree of life continues to expose relationships that resist
resolution, which drives the search for novel sources of information to solve these difficult …

Cephalochordates, the sister group of tunicates plus vertebrates, have been called “living
fossils” due to their resemblance to fossil chordates from Cambrian strata. The genome of …

MicroRNAs are important regulatory small RNAs in many eukaryotes. Due to their small size
and simple structure, they are readily innovated de novo. Throughout the evolution of …

Insects are among the most diverse and successful groups of animals and exhibit great
morphological diversity and complexity. The innovation of wings and metamorphosis are …

A preliminary genome sequence has been assembled for the Southern Ocean salp, Salpa
thompsoni (Urochordata, Thaliacea). Despite the ecological importance of this species in …

MicroRNAs are regulators in regulation of broad range of phenotypes. The purple urchin,
Strongylocentrotus nudus, is one of the most important marine economic animals that widely …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in regulating the expression of
protein-coding genes by directing the degradation and/or repression of the translation of …