MicroRNAs identified as novel targets for treating asthma

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study shows that microRNAs, which are small, noncoding RNA molecules that can silence genes, have an important role in inducing asthma. Regulating the function of specific miRNAs identified in the study could represent a new approach to asthma therapy, according to an article in Stem Cells and Development.