Pseudogenes as regulators of biological function

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Pink, Ryan C ^a   Carter, David R F ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non coding RNA; Pseudogene; RNA; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PSEUDOGENE; RNA STABILITY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PSEUDOGENES; RNA STABILITY; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84879138195     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0540103     Document Type: Article

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