Gene regulation by SINES and inosines: Biological consequences of A-to-I editing of Alu element inverted repeats

Cell Cycle

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3294-3301

  Chen, Ling Ling ^a   Carmichael, Gordon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alu elements; Gene regulation; Nuclear retention; RNA editing; SINES

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GENOMIC DNA; HETERODIMER; INOSINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P54; RNA; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; SPACER DNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALU SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYTOPLASM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; GENOMIC IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INTRON; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RETROPOSON; REVIEW; RNA EDITING; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

PRIMATES;

EID: 55849087561     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.21.6927     Document Type: Review

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