page_title: MiR-208
hierarchical_section_title: MiR-208
caption_attribution_description: Secondary structure of mir-208
context_page_description: miR-208 is a family of microRNA precursors found in animals, including humans. The ~22 nucleotide mature miRNA sequence is excised from the precursor hairpin by the enzyme Dicer. This sequence then associates with RISC which effects RNA interference.
  In humans, the gene for miR-208 is located in an intron of MYH7.
context_section_description: miR-208 is a family of microRNA precursors found in animals, including humans. The ~22 nucleotide mature miRNA sequence is excised from the precursor hairpin by the enzyme Dicer. This sequence then associates with RISC which effects RNA interference.
  In humans, the gene for miR-208 is located in an intron of MYH7.
caption: Conserved secondary structure of miR-208 microRNA precursor
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