miRNA Research Gets Specific Uncovering Numerous Novel Precursors Paper information and data is available by clicking here. An interview of Dr Isidore Rigoutsos on our paper “Analysis of… Continue reading
Dumbbell-PCR: a method to quantify specific small RNA variants with a single nucleotide resolution at terminal sequences Read the news articles on our new RNA variant quantification method “Dumbbell-PCR” developed by Shozo Honda and Yohei Kirino. NEW… Continue reading
Study Nearly Triples the Locations in the Human Genome That Harbor MicroRNAs Paper information and data is available by clicking here. Several articles have been published this month on our recent paper… Continue reading
Conspicuous tRNA lookalikes riddle the human genome Read the articles about our new paper “Nuclear and Mitochondrial tRNA-Lookalikes in the Human Genome”. (PHILADELPHIA) – Transfer RNAs (tRNAs)… Continue reading
IsomiR expression profiles in human lymphoblastoid cell lines exhibit population and gender dependencies Several articles have been published this month on our recent paper, “IsomiR expression profiles in human lymphoblastoid cell lines exhibit… Continue reading
GenomeWeb “New Data Point to Population, Gender Differences in isomiR Expression” NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – While recent advances in next-generation sequencing have established the existence of multiple mature microRNA species that… Continue reading
New article on genomeweb entitled “New Research Points to Expanded microRNA Targetome Diversity” NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – While it has been thought that in general microRNAs only bind to targets that perfectly match… Continue reading
Wiggly microRNA Binding Implies a More Complex Genome Regulation MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate protein-coding gene abundance levels by interacting with the 3´ end of various messenger RNAs. Each target site… Continue reading
Sometimes miRNAs Go the Other Way On July 21st 2014, the paper MiR-103a-3p targets the 5′ UTR of GPRC5A in pancreatic cells by Honglei Zhou and… Continue reading
Computational Arm of Thomas Jefferson University Launches NGS Data-Analysis Service Thomas Jefferson University’s Computational Medicine Center has begun offering analysis services on HandsFree, a web-based system developed by researchers at the center… Continue reading