In molecular biology, mir-281 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. mir-281 is found in an intron of the Drosophila ornithine decarboxylase antizyme (ODA) gene. Using the RACE technique the pri-miRNA was shown to be 2,149 nucleotides in length. The expression level of the microRNA was found to be independent of the level of ODA.[1]
| mir-281 | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | mir-281 |
| Rfam | RF00967 |
| miRBase family | 2 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | microRNA |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota; |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Xiong H, Qian J, He T, Li F (January 2009). "Independent transcription of miR-281 in the intron of ODA in Drosophila melanogaster". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 378 (4): 883–9. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.010. PMID 19073139.
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