New mechanisms in memory storage: PiRNAs and epigenetics

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 535-542

  Landry, Christopher D ^a,c   Kandel, Eric R ^a,b   Rajasethupathy, Priyamvada ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Memory; PiRNA; Small RNA

Indexed keywords

PIWI INTERACTING RNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; MEMORY; PIRNA; SMALL RNA;

ANIMALS; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; MEMORY; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84883829306     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.05.004     Document Type: Review

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