Genome-wide studies of mRNA synthesis and degradation in eukaryotes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 604-615

  Pérez Ortín, José E ^a   de Miguel Jiménez, Lola ^b   Chávez, Sebastián ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

MRNA stability; MRNA turnover; RNA polymerase II; Transcription elongation; Transcription rate

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

CELL ELONGATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA ISOLATION; RNA STABILITY; RNA SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84860469509     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.12.002     Document Type: Review

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