The DNA/RNA-binding protein, translin, binds microRNA122a and increases its in vivo stability

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 572-579

  Yu, Zuoren ^a   Hecht, Norman B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MicroRNAs; RNA stabilization; RNA binding proteins; RNA protein interactions; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSITION PROTEIN 2; TRANSLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STABILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICRORNAS; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA STABILITY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TESTIS;

EID: 52949092251     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.005090     Document Type: Article

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