The MicroRNA mir-71 Inhibits Calcium Signaling by Targeting the TIR-1/Sarm1 Adaptor Protein to Control Stochastic L/R Neuronal Asymmetry in C. elegans

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Hsieh, Yi Wen ^a   Chang, Chieh ^a   Chuang, Chiou Fen ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 71; NSY 4 PROTEIN; NSY 5 PROTEIN; PROTEIN TIR 1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SARM1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC STABILITY; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVE; PROTEIN TARGETING; STABLE EXPRESSION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICRORNAS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; RNA STABILITY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84866147760     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002864     Document Type: Article

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