Viruses and microRNAs: RISCy interactions with serious consequences

Genes and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1881-1894

  Cullen, Bryan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpesviruses; Micrornas; Rnai; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; VIRUS RNA;

ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; BETAHERPESVIRINAE; CELL CULTURE; GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; VIRUS REPLICATION;

DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 80052972172     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.17352611     Document Type: Review

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