Non-coding RNAs: Lessons from the small nuclear and small nucleolar RNAs

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-220

  Matera, A Gregory ^a   Terns, Rebecca M ^b   Terns, Michael P ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BIOGENESIS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SPLICING; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33847187076     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm2124     Document Type: Review

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