title: Molecular functions of small regulatory noncoding RNA.
abstract: Recently, using large-scale genomic sequencing, a great number of small noncoding RNAs (ncRNA) has been discovered. Short ncRNAs can be classified into three major classes--small interfering RNA (siRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA). These short ncRNAs ranging from 20 to 300 nt in size are now recognized as a new paradigm of gene regulation for controlling many biological processes. In this paper, we review the biogenesis and recent research on the functions of small regulatory non-coding RNAs and aim at understanding their important functions in living organisms.
authors.affiliation: Animal Science and Technology College, He Nan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City, Henan Province, PR China. huangyong1979111@126.com
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ji Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xue Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ting Sheng
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhan Bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiang Chao
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated