MicroRNA: Biogenetic and functional mechanisms and involvements in cell differentiation and cancer

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-270

  Tsuchiya, Soken ^a   Okuno, Yasushi ^a   Tsujimoto, Gozoh ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Base pairing; MicroRNA; RNA cleavage; Target mRNA; Translational repression

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CANCER; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE;

EID: 33747851117     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.CPJ06013X     Document Type: Review

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