MicroRNAs and immunity: Tiny players in a big field

被引:291
作者
Taganov, Konstantin D. [1 ]
Boldin, Mark P. [1 ]
Baltimore, David [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Div Biol, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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D O I
10.1016/j.immuni.2007.02.005
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are found in most metazoan organisms as well as in viruses and are implicated in an increasingly wide variety of biological processes in animals. Here, Taganov et al. discuss the role of miRNAs in the innate immune response to microbial infection.
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