RNA-dependent RNA polymerases in RNA silencing

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 392, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-304

  Maida, Yoshiko ^a   Masutomi, Kenkichi ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterochromatin; Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT); RNA component of mitochondrial RNA processing endoribonuclease (RMRP); RNA silencing; Small interfering RNA (siRNA)

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ENZYME; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SILENCING; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA REPLICASE;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955441522     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2011.035     Document Type: Article

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