Small but influential: the role of microRNAs on gene regulatory network and 3′UTR evolution

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Zhang, Rui ^a,b   Su, Bing ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

3 ; UTR evolution; gene expression; miRNA; regulatory network

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CELL CYCLE; CELL TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 58249084043     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60001-1     Document Type: Review

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