mir-451 | |
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![]() miR-451 microRNA secondary structure and sequence conservation | |
Identifiers | |
Symbol | mir-451 |
Rfam | RF00722 |
miRBase family | MIPF0000148 |
OMIM | 612071 |
Other data | |
RNA type | microRNA |
Domain(s) | Eukaryota; Vertebrata |
PDB structures | PDBe |
In molecular biology mir-451 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.
miR-451 regulates the drug-transporter protein P-glycoprotein, potentially promoting resistance to the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel.[1]
A proof-of-concept experiment has shown that miR-451, as well as mir-126 and mir-150, could be using in forensic science to distinguish between blood and saliva samples.[2] This is made possible by different miRNA profiles of miRNAs in the different tissue types.[2]