mir-229 encodes a microRNA, a small non-protein coding RNA; miR-229 is strongly expressed at all stages of development in normal worms and in glp-4(bn2) mutant worms; many of the known microRNAs are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of genes; the precise function of miR-229 is unknown.
Is affected by several genes including eat-2; alg-1; and alg-2 based on RNA-seq studies. Is affected by multi-walled carbon nanotube based on RNA-seq studies.