The pro-differentiating role of miR-124: Indicating the road to become a neuron

RNA Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 528-533

  Maiorano, Nicola Antonio ^a,b   Mallamaci, Antonello ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apical precursor; Basal precursor; Cortical plate; miR 124; miRNA; Neuron; Neuronogenesis; pri miRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 124; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; STEM CELL;

EID: 78649373807     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.5.12262     Document Type: Review

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