Characterizing the role of miRNAs within gene regulatory networks using integrative genomics techniques

Molecular Systems Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Su, Wan Lin ^a,b   Kleinhanz, Robert R ^b   Schadt, Eric E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ROSETTA INPHARMATICS   (United States)

^c Pacific Biosciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

causal associations; eQTL mapping; expression QTL; microRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOMICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DBA MOUSE; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOMICS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 79957579613     PISSN: 17444292     EISSN: 17444292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/msb.2011.23     Document Type: Article

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