MicroRNA-26a: An Emerging Regulator of Renal Biology and Disease

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single-stranded, noncoding RNAs that modulate many key biological processes by simultaneously suppressing multiple target genes. Among them, miR-26a, a conserved miRNA among vertebrates, is highly expressed in various tissues. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that miR-26a plays pivotal roles in cellular differentiation, cell growth, apoptosis, and metastasis, thereby participating in the initiation and development...