Genomic organization of microRNAs

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 540-545

  Olena, Abigail F ^a   Patton, James G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BIOGENESIS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; HOX GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SPECIES; VIRUS; WORM;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

METAZOA;

EID: 73649110251     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21993     Document Type: Review

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