The Mirtron Pathway Generates microRNA-Class Regulatory RNAs in Drosophila

Cell

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Okamura, Katsutomo ^a   Hagen, Joshua W ^a   Duan, Hong ^a   Tyler, David M ^a   Lai, Eric C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HUMDISEASE; SIGNALING

Indexed keywords

DICER; EXPORTIN 5; MICRORNA; RIBONUCLEASE III;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DROSOPHILA; GENE SILENCING; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447107760     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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