DNA Press
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — September 2007
MicroRNAs; biology, function & expression.
Ed. by Neil J. Clarke and Philippe Sanseau. (The nuts & bolts series)
DNA Press, ©2007 384 p. $65.00 QP623
1-933255-19-6
Sixteen chapters review the methods and results of characterizing the function of small, noncoding RNA molecules that appear to serve as negative regulators of gene expression in plants and animals. Topics include RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) biology, virus- encoded microRNAs, involvement in stem cell division, the miRBase database, and computational prediction of microRNA targets. The contributors are a mixture of researchers working for private laboratories, particularly GlaxoSmithKline, and public universities. Distributed by the Independent Publishers Group. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
