microRNAs in Development

This new volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series concentrates on microRNAs in development. With an international team of authors, this volume is a must-have addition for researchers and students alike

Eran Hornstein (Volume editor)

9780123870384, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 20 April 2012

320 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.72 kg

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.

1. Let’s Make It Happen: The Role of let-7 MicroRNA in Development
2. Evolution, expression and developmental function of Hox-embedded miRNAs
3. The role of microRNAs in muscle development
4. Small RNAs in germ cell development
5. Diverse functions of microRNAs in nervous system development
6. MicroRNAs and Hematopoietic Cell Development
7. A miR image of stem cells and their lineages
8. Exploiting Drosophila genetics to understand microRNA function and regulation
9. Biological Robustness and the Role of MicroRNAs: A Network Perspective

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Developmental biology [PSC], DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Medical genetics [MFN]