title: microRNAs: role in leukemia and their computational perspective.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) belong to the family of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) and had gained importance due to its role in complex biochemical pathways. Changes in the expression of protein coding genes are the major cause of leukemia. Role of miRNAs as tumor suppressors has provided a new insight in the field of leukemia research. Particularly, the miRNAs mediated gene regulation involves the modulation of multiple mRNAs and cooperative action of different miRNAs to regulate a particular gene expression. This highly complex array of regulatory pathway network indicates the great possibility in analyzing and identifying novel findings. Owing to the conventional, slow experimental identification process of miRNAs and their targets, the last decade has witnessed the development of a large amount of computational approaches to deal with the complex interrelations present within biological systems. This article describes the various roles played by miRNAs in regulating leukemia and the role of computational approaches in exploring new possibilities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Navneet Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Rama Kant
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs