text: miR-324-5p first appeared in literature in a paper published by John Kim et al. in early 2004 that identified 32 entirely new miRNAs from cultured rat cortical neurons using miRNA cloning and RNA analysis. The miRNA quickly gained traction in scientific literature, appearing in articles about the evolutionary conservation of microRNAs, HIV, cancer, and other topics within a few years. Today, the functions and roles of miR-324-5p are still not yet fully characterized.