Lin-28 interaction with the Let-7 precursor loop mediates regulated microRNA processing

RNA

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1539-1549

  Newman, Martin A ^a   Thomson, J Michael ^a   Hammond, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Let 7; Lin 28; microRNA; miRNA

Indexed keywords

DROSHA INHIBITOR; LIN 28 PROTEIN; LIN 7 PROTEIN; MICRORNA; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA PROCESSING; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 47949100595     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.1155108     Document Type: Article

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