MicroRNAs (miRNAs) bind to complementary sequences within the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs from hundreds of target genes, leading either to mRNA degradation or suppression of translation.
A mutation in the seed region of miR-184 (MIR184) is responsible for familial severe keratoconus combined with early-onset anterior polar cataract by deep sequencing of a linkage region known to contain the mutation.
The mutant form fails to compete with miR-205 (MIR205) for overlapping target (...)
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