Transcription and processing of human microRNA precursors

Molecular Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 861-865

  Cullen, Bryan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CYTOPLASM; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EUKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 10944254152     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.12.002     Document Type: Review

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