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The role of microRNAs in skeletal muscle health and disease

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Abstract

Over the last decade non-coding RNAs have emerged as importance regulators of gene expression. In particular, microRNAs are a class of small RNAs of ∼ 22 nucleotides that repress gene expression through a post-transcriptional mechanism. MicroRNAs have been shown to be involved in a broader range of biological processes, both physiological and pathological, including myogenesis, adaptation to exercise and various myopathies. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of what is currently known about the role of microRNAs in skeletal muscle health and disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-77
Number of pages41
JournalFrontiers in Bioscience - Landmark
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2015

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Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesR01AR060701

    Keywords

    • Atrophy
    • Exercise
    • Hypertrophy
    • Muscular dystrophy
    • MyomiR
    • Review

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • General Immunology and Microbiology

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