Systematic Analysis of Tissue-Restricted miRISCs Reveals a Broad Role for MicroRNAs in Suppressing Basal Activity of the C. elegans Pathogen Response

Molecular Cell

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 530-541

  Kudlow, Brian A ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Han, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, HELMINTH; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INTESTINES; MICRORNAS; MUSCLES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84861459438     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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