MicroRNA networks alter to conform to transcription factor networks adding redundancy and reducing the repertoire of target genes for coordinated regulation

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 639-646

  Iwama, Hisakazu ^a   Murao, Koji ^a   Imachi, Hitomi ^a   Ishida, Toshihiko ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

feedforward; microRNA; regulatory network evolution; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE NUMBER; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RNA CONFORMATION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICE; MICRORNAS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78650501446     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq231     Document Type: Article

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