MicroRNAs are non-coding RNA molecules that are critical regulators of gene expression in health and disease. In this thesis, both genetic deletion and therapeutic inhibition of miR-29 were shown to ameliorate pathologic cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Mechanistically, miR-29 activates the Wnt signaling pathway, by targeting four of its members. Moreover, a miRNA activity sensor was developed to detect anti-miR-mediated miR-29 inhibition in vivo, a molecular tool that could be used for evaluating the efficacy of anti-miRs.
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MicroRNAs are non-coding RNA molecules that are critical regulators of gene expression in health and disease. In this thesis, both genetic deletion and therapeutic inhibition of miR-29 were shown to ameliorate pathologic cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Mechanistically, miR-29 activates the Wnt signaling pathway, by targeting four of its members. Moreover, a miRNA activity sensor was developed to detect anti-miR-mediated miR-29 inhibition in vivo, a molecular tool that could be used for evaluating t...
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