João Victor Da Paixão Reis Soares Dias

THE REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY miRNs IN PLANTS: DATABASES AND IN SILICO METHODS

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a type of regulatory molecule that allows (or prevents) the translation of mRNA (messenger RNA), thereby blocking the encoding of a given protein. Between 18 and 25 nucleotides in length, they act as important regulators of gene expression in plants, animals, and viruses. In plants, miRNAs play c...