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A targeted approach to miRNA target identification

A targeted mass spectrometry method, selected reaction monitoring, is applied to validate predicted microRNA targets in Caenorhabditis elegans.

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Figure 1: Detection of let-7 targets by SRM mass spectrometry in C. elegans.

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Grimson, A. A targeted approach to miRNA target identification. Nat Methods 7, 795–797 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1010-795

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