Mir221 - microRNA 221 Gene
Also Known as rno-mir-221
Species: Rattus norvegicus
Summary
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (20-24 nt) non-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in multicellular organisms by affecting both the stability and translation of mRNAs. miRNAs are transcribed by RNA polymerase II as part of capped and polyadenylated primary transcripts (pri-miRNAs) that can be either protein-coding or non-coding. The primary transcript is cleaved by the Drosha ribonuclease III enzyme to produce an approximately 70-nt stem-loop precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA), which is further cleaved by the cytoplasmic Dicer ribonuclease to generate the mature miRNA and antisense miRNA star (miRNA*) products. The mature miRNA is incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which recognizes target mRNAs through imperfect base pairing with the miRNA and most commonly results in translational inhibition or destabilization of the target mRNA. The RefSeq represents the predicted MicroRNA stem-loop. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
| Biological Process GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus |
IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
|
32194220 | RGD |
| involved in cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus |
IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
|
19438724 | RGD |
| involved in negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
32194220 | RGD |
| involved in positive regulation of Schwann cell migration |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
22393241 | RGD |
| involved in positive regulation of Schwann cell proliferation |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
22393241 | RGD |
| involved in response to estradiol |
IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
|
29957877 | RGD |