Progress in miRNA target prediction and identification

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1123-1130

  Xia, Wei ^a   Cao, GuoJun ^a   Shao, NingSheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Identification; MiRNA; Prediction; Target gene

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SOFTWARE;

EID: 75649108609     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-009-0159-4     Document Type: Review

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