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Phillip A. Sharp

Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications -  618
Citations -  125567

Phillip A. Sharp is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: RNA & Gene. The author has an hindex of 172, co-authored 614 publications receiving 117126 citations. Previous affiliations of Phillip A. Sharp include McGovern Institute for Brain Research & Medical Research Council.

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MicroRNA functions in stress responses.

TL;DR: This work has shown that miRNAs play key roles in fundamental cellular processes, including how cells respond to changes in environment or stresses, and dysregulation of these processes contributes to chronic diseases, including cancers.
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The RNAi revolution

TL;DR: The term RNAi — short for RNA interference — crops up again and again in biology research these days because of its power as a laboratory tool, and in part because it is a widespread natural phenomenon.
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Regulation of Synaptic Structure and Function by FMRP-Associated MicroRNAs miR-125b and miR-132

TL;DR: In this article, the NMDA receptor subunit NR2A was identified as a target of miR-125b and showed that NR 2A mRNA is specifically associated with FMRP in brain.
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The POU domain: a large conserved region in the mammalian pit-1, oct-1, oct-2, and Caenorhabditis elegans unc-86 gene products

TL;DR: The POU domain is a novel bipartite DNA-binding structure in which the POU homoeo and POU-specific regions form two subdomains that are both required for DNA binding but are held together by a flexible linker.