The centrality of RNA

Phillip A Sharp

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.007

The centrality of RNA

Cell. 2009 Feb 20;136(4):577-80. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.007.

Author

Phillip A Sharp¹

Affiliation

¹ The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. sharppa@mit.edu

PMID: 19239877
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.007

Abstract

New roles for RNAs in biology continue to emerge, and a glance at the history of RNAs may prepare molecular biologists for future discoveries about these powerful molecules. A striking new role for RNAs is their widespread involvement in the regulation of numerous genes, suggesting that there is much yet to discover about these amazing cellular components.

MeSH terms

Animals
Gene Expression Regulation
RNA / chemistry
RNA / genetics*
RNA / metabolism*

Substances

RNA