Context-specific microRNA function in developmental complexity

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-84

  Carroll, Adam P ^a,b   Tooney, Paul A ^a,b   Cairns, Murray J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argonaute; context; development; gene expression; microRNA; RNAi; target identification

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; MICRORNA; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ALGORITHM; BIOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE FUNCTION; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOME; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MICRORNAS; NEURONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84875759893     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjt004     Document Type: Review

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