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Finn Grey

Researcher at University of Edinburgh

Publications -  50
Citations -  1939

Finn Grey is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Viral replication & Gene. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 44 publications receiving 1712 citations. Previous affiliations of Finn Grey include University of Cambridge & Oregon Health & Science University.

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A Human Cytomegalovirus-Encoded microRNA Regulates Expression of Multiple Viral Genes Involved in Replication

TL;DR: The ability of a viral miRNA to regulate multiple viral genes is demonstrated, including the major immediate early gene encoding IE72 (UL123, IE1), UL112/113, and UL120/121.
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Identification and Characterization of Human Cytomegalovirus-Encoded MicroRNAs

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that human cytomegalovirus encodes multiple conserved miRNAs and suggested that the virus may utilize an miRNA strategy to regulate cellular and viral gene function, and examined the AD169 genome using a bioinformatics approach.
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A Viral microRNA Down-Regulates Multiple Cell Cycle Genes through mRNA 5′UTRs

TL;DR: Using RNA induced silencing complex immunoprecipitation techniques, multiple cellular targets for a human cytomegalovirus miRNA are identified, demonstrating that a viral miRNA mediates translational repression of multiple cellular genes by targeting mRNA 5′UTRs.
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Murine cytomegalovirus encodes a miR-27 inhibitor disguised as a target.

TL;DR: This virus–host interaction reveals a mode of miRNA regulation in which a mRNA directs the degradation of a miRNA, and it is speculated that RNA-mediated miRNA degradation could be a more general viral strategy for manipulating host cells.