The multifaceted small RNAs

RNA Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Li, Long Cheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; dsRNA; microRNA; RNAa; Small RNA

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; LUNG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; PIWI PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; REPEAT ASSOCIATED SMALL INTERFERING RNA; RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UVOMORULIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 45849120571     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.5.2.5989     Document Type: Review

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