Translational control in the C. elegans hermaphrodite germ line

Genome

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-102

  Racher, Hilary ^a   Hansen, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3' UTR; C. elegans germ line; RNA binding proteins; Translational regulation

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HERMAPHRODITISM; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENES, HELMINTH; GERM CELLS; HERMAPHRODITISM; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 76349112736     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G09-090     Document Type: Review

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