Long noncoding RNA: Unveiling hidden layer of gene regulatory networks

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Kim, Eun Deok ^a   Sung, Sibum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84855566591     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2011.10.008     Document Type: Review

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