title: miRNAs: whys and wherefores of miRNA-mediated regulation.
abstract: MiRNAs are assumed to be important in animal development and physiology, but their specific roles in vivo are still poorly understood. New bioinformatic and genetic studies are setting the stage for unraveling the specific biological functions of miRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. lai@fruitfly.org
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000502:physiology*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods; D009154:Mutation; D009928:Organ Specificity; D043244:Ribonuclease III / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D014157:Transcription Factors; D043244:Ribonuclease III