Biology:mir-340 microRNA precursor family

mir-340
Identifiers
Symbol	mir-340
Rfam	RF00761
miRBase family	MIPF0000191
Other data
RNA type	microRNA
Domain(s)	Eukaryota;
PDB structures	PDBe

In molecular biology mir-340 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

See also

• MicroRNA

Further reading

• "Identification of microRNA-regulated gene networks by expression analysis of target genes". Genome Research 22 (6): 1163–72. June 2012. doi:10.1101/gr.130435.111. PMID 22345618. 
• "Micro-RNA dysregulation in multiple sclerosis favours pro-inflammatory T-cell-mediated autoimmunity". Brain 134 (Pt 12): 3578–89. December 2011. doi:10.1093/brain/awr262. PMID 22088562. 
• "miR-340 inhibition of breast cancer cell migration and invasion through targeting of oncoprotein c-Met". Cancer 117 (13): 2842–52. July 2011. doi:10.1002/cncr.25860. PMID 21692045. 
• "MicroRNA-340-mediated degradation of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor mRNA is inhibited by the coding region determinant-binding protein". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 (27): 20532–40. July 2010. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.109298. PMID 20439467. 
• "MicroRNA profiling of human gastric cancer". Molecular Medicine Reports 2 (6): 963–70. 2009. doi:10.3892/mmr_00000199. PMID 21475928. 
• "CDKN2A, NF2, and JUN are dysregulated among other genes by miRNAs in malignant mesothelioma -A miRNA microarray analysis". Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer 48 (7): 615–23. July 2009. doi:10.1002/gcc.20669. PMID 19396864. 
• "Differential expression of microRNA species in human gastric cancer versus non-tumorous tissues". Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 (4): 652–7. April 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05666.x. PMID 19175831. 

External links

• Page for mir-340 microRNA precursor family at Rfam