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RNAception (mander.xyz)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Anybody got a link for a good explanation of this for someone whose knowledge of micro bio is 12 years out of date?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think it's referencing regulatory pathways. [m]essenger RNA is regulated by [mi]cro RNA which is regulated by [circ]ular RNA which is indirectly(?) regulated by [s]mall [n]uclear RNA.

Here's a site that has helped me in the past, but I don't know if it's accurate or not, because I barely (not really) know what the heck I'm talking about.

Also some wiki links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_RNA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroRNA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_RNA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_nuclear_RNA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks! The first link was a useful summary, and I’ll look at the others when I have more time!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

It goes even deeper, mRNA controls ribosomes, which are mostly RNA.