title: The emerging role of microRNAs in immune cell development and differentiation.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA strands (20-25 nucleotides) that regulate gene expression by translational repression as well as by messenger RNA degradation. This review will examine the application and function of miRNAs in immune cell development and differentiation.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Digestive Diseases, Shandong University Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Tie-Jun
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Cheng-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D015870:Gene Expression; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D043244:Ribonuclease III / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D043244:Ribonuclease III