Drastic expression change of transposon-derived piRNA-like RNAs and microRNAs in early stages of chicken embryos implies a role in gastrulation

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-228

  Shao, Peng ^a   Liao, Jian You ^a   Guan, Dao Gang ^a   Yang, Jian Hua ^a   Zheng, Ling Ling ^a   Jing, Qing ^b   Zhou, Hui ^a   Qu, Liang Hu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken embryo; Gastrulation; microRNA; piRNA; Regulation

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CELL FATE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863273249     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.9.2.18489     Document Type: Article

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