Small RNAs just got bigger: Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in mammalian testes

Genes and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1993-1997

  Kim, V Narry ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Argonaute; miRNA; piRNA; Piwi; siRNA; Testis

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ARGONAUTE; PROTEIN PIWI; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; RNA ISOLATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PROTEINS; RNA; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TESTIS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746636025     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1456106     Document Type: Review

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