微小RNA-36(microRNA-36,miR-36)是最近发现的一类miRNA家族,包含至少8个家族成员。与其他广泛存在于各种生命体中的miRNA相比,miR-36家族仅存在于蠕虫,且与蠕虫的雌性生殖和胚胎发育密切相关,或在寄生性蠕虫防控方面有着巨大潜力。本文就miR-36的研究进展进行综述,以期为蠕虫和miRNA研究提供参考。
MicroRNA-36(miR-36) is a recently discovered miRNA family which including at least eight mem-bers, and specifically existed in helminths compared with other miRNAs that widely exists in almost all kinds of lives.This paper reviews recent research advances about miR-36 to provide further fundamental information for helminth and mi RNA study.