Control of maternal mRNA stability in germ cells and early embryos

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 6-7, 2013, Pages 714-724

  Barckmann, Bridlin ^a   Simonelig, Martine ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

Author keywords

Deadenylation; Germ cells; Maternal mRNAs; Maternal to zygotic transition; MRNA decay; Small non coding RNAs

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA 430; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADENYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GERM CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; RNA STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; OOGENESIS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER, STORED; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84877813924     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.12.011     Document Type: Review

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