Small RNA silencing pathways in germ and stem cells

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2008, Pages 283-290

  Aravin, A A ^a   Hannon, G J ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLCYTOSINE; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; PIWI PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MEIOSIS; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STEM CELL; TRANSPOSON; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; CELL POPULATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STEM CELLS;

EID: 68549137926     PISSN: 00917451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2008.73.058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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