Multifaceted roles of MicroRNAs in host-bacterial pathogen interaction

Carmen Aguilar, Miguel Mano, Ana Eulalio

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs (typically 20 to 22 nucleotides long) that posttranscriptionally regulate the expression of target mRNAs exhibiting partially complementary binding sites (1). miRNAs are found in a wide range of organisms, including animals, plants, and viruses. According to the latest release of miRBase (http://www.mirbase.org/; release 22 March 2018), a total of 48,885 mature miRNAs are currently annotated in 271 species; 2,694 mature miRNAs are annotated in the human genome.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBacteria and Intracellularity
PublisherWILEY-BLACKWELL
Pages247-266
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781683672791
ISBN (Print)9781683670254
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Bacterial infection
  • Host-bacterial pathogen interaction
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • microRNAs
  • Mycobacterium species
  • Salmonella enterica

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