A C. elegans genome-scale microRNA network contains composite feedback motifs with high flux capacity

Genes and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2535-2549

  Martinez, Natalia J ^a   Ow, Maria C ^a   Barrasa, M Inmaculada ^a   Hammell, Molly ^a   Sequerra, Reynaldo ^b   Doucette Stamm, Lynn ^b   Roth, Frederick P ^c   Ambros, Victor R ^a   Walhout, Albertha J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Agencourt Bioscience Corporation   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Feedback; MicroRNA; Network motif; Regulatory network; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENOME; MICRORNAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METAZOA;

EID: 51949087680     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1678608     Document Type: Article

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