RNA in unexpected places: Long non-coding RNA functions in diverse cellular contexts

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 699-712

  Geisler, Sarah ^a,b   Coller, Jeff ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; RNA;

CELL FUNCTION; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; RNA RECOMBINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA, LONG NONCODING;

EID: 84886252113     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3679     Document Type: Review

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