Abstract:
:microRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding RNAs that function as the universal specificity factors in post-transcriptional gene silencing. Discovering miRNAs, identifying their targets and further inferring miRNA functions have been a critical strategy for understanding normal biological processes of miRNAs and their roles in the development of disease. In this review, we focus on computational methods of inferring miRNA functions, including miRNA functional annotation and inferring miRNA regulatory modules, by integrating heterogeneous data sources. We also briefly introduce the research in miRNA discovery and miRNA-target identification with an emphasis on the challenges to computational biology.
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Brief Bioinformjournal_title
Briefings in bioinformaticsauthors
Liu B,Li J,Cairns MJdoi
10.1093/bib/bbs075subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-01-01 00:00:00pages
1-19issue
1eissn
1467-5463issn
1477-4054pii
bbs075journal_volume
15pub_type
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