How does Lin28 let-7 control development and disease?

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 474-482

  Thornton, James E ^a,c   Gregory, Richard I ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Development; Let 7; Lin28; MicroRNA; Stem cells; TUTase

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA LET 7; PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN LIN28; PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN LIN28A; PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN LIN28B; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGENESIS; CELL MATURATION; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE COURSE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 84865589321     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2012.06.001     Document Type: Review

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