A model for initiation of mosaic HOX gene expression patterns by non-coding RNAs in early embryos

RNA Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Petruk, Svetlana ^a   Sedkov, Yurii ^a   Brock, Hugh W ^b   Mazo, Alexander ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Epigenetics; Homeotic genes; Non coding RNAs; Trithorax group

Indexed keywords

HOX PROTEIN; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34447508334     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.4.1.4300     Document Type: Review

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