Macro-roles for MicroRNAs in the Life and Death of Neurons - Alzforum: News - 0 views
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Charles Daney on 09 Nov 09Until recently, the control of protein synthesis seemed straightforward and of little concern to most neuroscientists. However, the simple story of gene transcription into messenger RNA (mRNA) and subsequent translation into a protein has recently become considerably more complicated. Small RNA molecules have been discovered that can determine when and if the mRNA for a particular protein will be translated.