MicroRNA: Basic mechanisms and transcriptional regulatory networks for cell fate determination

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-561

  Fazi, Francesco ^a,b   Nervi, Clara ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b San Raffaele Biomedical Park Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Epigenetic gene regulation; MicroRNAs; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MICRORNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SPECIFICITY; CPG ISLAND; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; NERVE TISSUE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 52449093137     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn151     Document Type: Review

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