| Literature DB >> 16736020 |
Eran Hornstein1, Noam Shomron.
Abstract
Animal development is an extremely robust process resulting in stereotyped outcomes. Canalization is a design principle wherein developmental pathways are stabilized to increase phenotypic reproducibility. Recent revelations into microRNA (miRNA) function suggest that miRNAs act as key players in canalizing genetic programs. We suggest that miRNA interactions with the network of protein-coding genes evolved to buffer stochastic perturbations and thereby confer robustness to developmental genetic programs.Mesh:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16736020 DOI: 10.1038/ng1803
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330