MicroRNAs, RNA binding proteins and cancer

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 370-374

  Agami, Reuven ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Center for Biomedical Genetics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gene regulation; MicroRNAs; Oncogene; RNA binding proteins; Tumour suppressor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BIOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; HUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA STABILITY; STRESS;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASMS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; UNTRANSLATED REGIONS;

EID: 77949758138     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02279.x     Document Type: Review

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