title: miRNAs: micro managers of programmed cell death.
abstract: Genomes encode numerous small RNAs, but the function of these molecules has been elusive. Recent studies show that two distinct microRNAs regulate programmed cell death, and provide new mechanisms for the regulation of animal development.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biosystems Research, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park 20742, USA. baehreck@umbi.umd.edu
authors.forename: Eric H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Baehrecke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D016213:Cyclins / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016213:Cyclins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D035683:MicroRNAs; C471146:bantam microRNA, Drosophila