Computational analysis of miRNA and target mRNA interactions: Combined effects of the quantity and quality of their binding sites

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 608-615

  Cong, Fu ^a   Kui, Lin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binding sites; Downregulation; Microrna; Target mRNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69949143515     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2008.00524     Document Type: Article

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