Self-complementary sequence context in mature miRNAs KU Leuven
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of 19-25 nt long non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by binding with partially complementary sequences in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) and inhibiting mRNA translation or by affecting mRNA stability. We have characterized the structures and the equilibrium between hairpin and homo-duplex form of the mature strand of hsa-mir-520h by various concentration and temperature ...