title: The MyomiR network in skeletal muscle plasticity.
abstract: MicroRNA (miRNA) are a class of noncoding RNA involved in regulating gene expression by a posttranscriptional mechanism. Based on work from our laboratory, this review explores the hypothesis that a recently described muscle-specific miRNA, myomiR, network has a central role in the regulation of skeletal muscle plasticity by coordinating changes in fiber type and muscle mass in response to altered contractile activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA. jjmcca2@uky.edu
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs