Volume 99: microRNAs in Development, 1st Edition

Key Features

Description

This new volume in the "Current topics in Developmental Biology" series concentrates on MicroRNAs in Development. It includes chapters on such topics as miRNA networks in neuronal development, let-7 in development, and Hox networks and miRNA. With an international team of authors, this volume is a must-have addition for researchers and students alike.

Readership

Researchers in cell, developmental, and molecular biology; genetics

microRNAs in Development, 1st Edition

1. Let’s Make It Happen: The Role of let-7 MicroRNA in Development

Vanessa Mondol and Amy E. Pasquinelli


2. Evolution, expression and developmental function of Hox-embedded miRNAs

Jennifer H. Mansfield and Edwina McGlinn


3. The role of microRNAs in muscle development

Nicholas S. Sokol


4. Small RNAs in germ cell development

Torsten U. Banisch, Mehdi Goudarzi and Erez Raz


5. Diverse functions of microRNAs in nervous system development

Luisa Cochella and Oliver Hobert


6. MicroRNAs and Hematopoietic Cell Development

Ryan M. O’Connell and David Baltimore

7. A miR image of stem cells and their lineages

Rui Yi and Elaine Fuchs

8. Exploiting Drosophila genetics to understand microRNA function and regulation

Qi Dai, Peter Smibert and Eric C. Lai


9. Biological Robustness and the Role of MicroRNAs: A Network Perspective

Nicolás Peláez and Richard W. Carthew