title: miRNAs and viroids utilize common strategies in genetic signal transfer.
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Yuhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Surjyadipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.affiliation: LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lukiw
keywords: PSTV; RNAseIII mediated cleavage; genetic evolution; micro RNA (miRNA); single stranded RNA; small non-coding RNAs; viroid-specific RNA (vsRNA); viroids