Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: From mechanistic insights to impacts on human health

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-36

  Palacios, Isabel M ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Disease; Gene expression; Growth; Quality control; RNA decay

Indexed keywords

RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL GROWTH; CODON; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MEDIATED MRNA DECAY; PREMATURE TERMINATION CODON; YEAST; ZEBRA FISH;

CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; NONSENSE MEDIATED MRNA DECAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872795590     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/els051     Document Type: Article

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