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    • Cloning and characterization of microRNAs from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 

      Yao, Yingyin; Guo, Ganggang; Ni, Zhongfu; Sunkar, Ramanjulu; Du, Jinkun; Zhu, Jian-Kang; Sun, Qixin (BioMed Central, 2007-06-01)
      Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding regulatory RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition. So far, identification of miRNAs has been limited ...
    • Comparative genomic analysis of the Tribolium immune system 

      Zou, Zhen; Evans, Jay D.; Lu, Zhiqiang; Zhao, Picheng; Williams, Michael; Sumathipala, Niranji; Hetru, Charles; Hultmark, Dan; Jiang, Haobo (BioMed Central, 2007-08-29)
      Background: Tribolium castaneum is a species of Coleoptera, the largest and most diverse order of all eukaryotes. Components of the innate immune system are hardly known in this insect, which is in a key phylogenetic ...