Genome-scale spatiotemporal analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans microRNA promoter activity

Genome Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2005-2015

  Martinez, Natalia J ^a   Ow, Maria C ^a   Reece Hoyes, John S ^a   Barrasa, M Inmaculada ^a   Ambros, Victor R ^a   Walhout, Albertha J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTRON; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOME, HELMINTH; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICRORNAS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RNA, HELMINTH; TIME FACTORS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 57149116346     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.083055.108     Document Type: Article

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