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The admiR-able advances in cardiovascular biology through the zebrafish model system

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Abstract:
MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs endogenously expressed by all tissues during development and adulthood. They regulate gene expression by controlling the stability of targeted messenger RNA. In cardiovascular tissues microRNAs play a role by modulating essential genes involved in heart and blood vessel development and homeostasis. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) system is a recognized vertebrate model system useful to study cardiovascular biology; recently, it has been used to investigate microRNA functions during natural and pathological states. In this review, we will illustrate the advantages of the zebrafish model in the study of microRNAs in heart and vascular cells, providing an update on recent discoveries using the zebrafish to identify new microRNAs and their targeted genes in cardiovascular tissues. Lastly, we will provide evidence that the zebrafish is an optimal model system to undercover new microRNA functions in vertebrates and to improve microRNA-based therapeutic approaches.
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Elenco autori:
Dafne Gays AND Massimo M. Santoro
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/119146
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unito.it/retrieve/handle/2318/119146/18162/CMLS%20review%202012.pdf
Pubblicato in:
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
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