Twenty years of RNA and mRNA decay
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8082, USA
- Corresponding author: kiledjian{at}biology.rutgers.edu
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Happy 20th anniversary RNA journal! It is hard to believe it has already been two decades since the inception of the journal. I still remember the excitement within the RNA community upon hearing that the RNA Society would have its own journal. Over the years, RNA has proven itself as a major venue for disseminating quality research on RNA biology and a noteworthy contributor to the recognition of the significance of RNA research and the RNA field in general. Progress in the past 20 years has been remarkable in establishing the significance of post-transcriptional control and has fueled the realization that regulated gene expression does not end following synthesis of a pre-mRNA. For example, two decades ago, microRNAs were still in their infancy and more generally thought of as an anomaly while RNA interference and the plethora of subsequently described noncoding RNAs, had not yet been reported and likely had …
