Decoding transcription and microRNA-mediated translation control in Drosophila development

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 391, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 767-770

  Gaul, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cis regulatory element; Drosophila; gene regulation; microRNA; segmentation; systems biology; thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; MICRORNAS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954597722     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2010.090     Document Type: Short Survey

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