Dynamic roles of microRNAs in neurogenesis

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Lang, Ming Fei ^a   Shi, Yanhong ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Gene regulation; Maturation; MiRNA; Neural stem cell; Neurogenesis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE 2 PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN 2; LETHAL 7 PROTEIN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 125B; MICRORNA 128; MICRORNA 132; MICRORNA 134; MICRORNA 138; MICRORNA 9; POLYPYRIMIDINE TRACT BINDING PROTEIN; POLYPYRIMIDINE TRACT BINDING PROTEIN 1; RE1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84862215678     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00071     Document Type: Article

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