RNA-protein interactions in human health and disease

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-365

  Khalil, Ahmad M ^a   Rinn, John L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Epigenetics; Non coding RNA; Transcription; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CANCER INHIBITION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RISK; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 79958269950     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.02.016     Document Type: Review

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