RNAs competing for microRNAs mutually influence their fluctuations in a highly non-linear microRNA-dependent manner in single cells.
Carla BosiaFrancesco SgròLaura ContiCarlo BaldassiDavide BrusaFederica CavalloFerdinando Di CuntoEmilia TurcoAndrea PagnaniRiccardo ZecchinaPublished in: Genome biology (2017)
Our results are summarized in a phase diagram for miRNA-mediated cross-regulation that links experimentally measured quantities and effective model parameters. This phase diagram can be applied to in vivo studies of RNAs that are in competition for miRNA binding.