Evolution of the let-7 microRNA Family

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-241

  Hertel, Jana ^a   Bartschat, Sebastian ^a   Wintsche, Axel ^a   Otto, Christian ^a   Stadler, Peter F ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CELL THERAPY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Let 7; microRNA; mir 100; mir 125; miRNA evolution

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEUTEROSTOMIA; GENE EXPRESSION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860708360     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.18974     Document Type: Article

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