title: Semiconserved regulation of mesendoderm differentiation by microRNAs.
abstract: MicroRNAs are known to play important roles in many different processes. However, their roles in shaping the early steps in embryogenesis have remained largely hidden. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Rosa et al. show that the miR-430/427/302 family of microRNAs has a distinct effect on Nodal signaling, affecting mesendoderm differentiation in Xenopus embryos and human embryonic cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. r.ketting@hubrecht.com
authors.forename: René F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Ketting
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000187:drug effects; D004707:Endoderm / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C532169:MIRN302A microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense