Systematic analysis of dynamic miRNA-target interactions during C. elegans development

Development

Volumn 136, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3043-3055

  Zhang, Liang ^a,c   Hammell, Molly ^b   Kudlow, Brian A ^a   Ambros, Victor ^b   Han, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIN 1; AIN 2; GW182; miRISCs; Protein glycosylations; Seed matches; Target recognition

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN BETA; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN PATCHED; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 70350038073     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.039008     Document Type: Article

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