Upcoming UK microRNA Conferences

June 18, 2010

RNAi, siRNA, & miRNA – London – June 28th-29th Small RNAs in Development – Welwyn Garden City – Oct 1st MicroRNAs Europe 2010 – Cambridge – Nov 1st-2nd ———————————————————————————- RNAi, siRNA, & miRNA – London – June 28th-29th This is SMi’s fifth conference on the subject of RNAi, siRNA and miRNA.  It will build on the [...]

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New microRNA Web Resources

June 11, 2010

MAGIA - (miRNA and genes integrated analysis) is a novel web tool for the integrative analysis of target predictions, miRNA and gene expression data. MAGIA is divided into two parts: the query section allows the user to retrieve and browse updated miRNA target predictions computed with a number of different algorithms (PITA, miRanda and Target Scan) [...]

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Study of MicroRNA Helps NIH Scientists Unlock Secrets of Immune Cells

June 9, 2010

From NIH News – Researchers at the NIH looked at mouse immune cells and examined the types, amount, and activity of microRNAs, genetic components that help regulate the production of proteins. Their study provides a map to the variety of microRNAs contained within mouse immune cells and reveals the complexity of cellular protein regulation. The [...]

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MicroRNA Expression Analysis

June 3, 2010

Biocompare – Featured Article Wednesday June 02, 2010 – by Jeffrey M. Perkel If you want an inkling of how hot the microRNA field is, just look at miRBase. In April, the University of Manchester’s miRNA database updated to version 15 with the addition of some 4,000 new sequences, including 300 or so new human [...]

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miRBase Growth Turning Exponential

May 25, 2010

After  couple of years with nominal growth in the number of database entries, miRBase growth has turned to exponential over the last four to five updates.  The latest deep sequencing technologies have played a key role in the discovery of new miRNAs.  A full 30% increase in the number of entries and a 48% increase [...]

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Joint Study by Rosetta Genomics and NYU Langone Medical Center Identifies Potential microRNA Drug Target for Mesothelioma

May 24, 2010

REHOVOT, Israel & PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today that the results of a joint study with the NYU Langone Medical Center were published on May 12th, 2010 in the online issue of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. The study “Pro-tumorigenic Effects of miR-31 [...]

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microRNA of the Month: microRNA 125

May 7, 2010

microRNA of the Week Month – microRNA 125 MicroRNA-125 is a member of a group of microRNAs that are ubiquitously expressed in all tissues and as such, has wide ranging function.  It has been found to play important roles in some of the most devastating illnesses: cancer, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular disease. Astrogliosis, the rapid [...]

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microRNA Targeting mRNAs: More Exceptions Than Rules

May 6, 2010

from Epigenie blog – May 5, 2010  Up to now, all miRNAs have been assumed to work the same way when it comes to finding their mRNA targets, but a new paper shows that miRNAs behave more like rugged individualists in how they function. Researchers from the University of Kentucky broke out the RIP-Chip method [...]

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TAPIR, a web server for the prediction of plant microRNA targets, including target mimics

May 3, 2010

A new web server called TAPIR, designed for the prediction of plant microRNA targets. The server offers the possibility to search for plant miRNA targets using a fast and a precise algorithm. The precise option is much slower but guarantees to find less perfectly paired miRNA – target duplexes. Furthermore, the precise option allows the prediction [...]

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miRBase Version 15.0 is Released

April 26, 2010

April 26th, 2010 – miRBase microRNA Sequence Database Updated to Release 15.0 The latest version (15.0) of the miRBase sequence database for known miRNAs was released today. miRBase 15 is freely available at http://www.mirbase.org/. You can find a quick summary for the new release at ftp://mirbase.org/pub/mirbase/CURRENT/README. Highlights of the new release: Release 15 represents a [...]

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