Embryonic priming of a miRNA locus predetermines postmitotic neuronal left/right asymmetry in C. elegans

Cell

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1229-1242

  Cochella, Luisa ^a   Hobert, Oliver ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CELL FATE; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; LSY 6 GENE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84870885923     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: 10974172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.10.049     Document Type: Article

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