摘要
MicroRNA是一类在转录后水平上调节基因表达的非编码小分子RNA,在生物体生理、病理等过程中发挥重要作用.MicroRNA功能的研究将是未来人们关注的焦点.通过转基因技术建立的多种动物模型在整体水平揭示了基因的功能.近年,以microRNA为研究对象的转基因动物模型数量不断增加,构建策略不断丰富.通过miRNA过表达、敲除及敲减等手段已揭示了miRNA在肿瘤、心血管系统疾病等多方面的作用.转基因动物正成为microRNA研究中不可或缺的工具.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs which are essential for posttranscriptional gene regulation and have important roles in physiology and pathology. The researches on function of miRNA will be a focus in the future. Several animal models have been built by transgenic technology, making important contributions to our understanding of gene function at the whole scale. Recently, the number of transgenic animal models for microRNAs and construction strategies have been increasing and diversifying. Some roles ofmiRNA in tumor and cardiovascular disease have been revealed by transgenic animals. Transgenic animals are becoming a kind of powerful tool in microRNA researches.
出处
《生物化学与生物物理进展》
SCIE
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2009年第9期1095-1100,共6页
Progress In Biochemistry and Biophysics