The Functions of MicroRNAs and Long Non-coding RNAs in Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 275-283

  Jia, Wenwen ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Kang, Jiuhong ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell; Induced pluripotent stem cell; Long non coding RNA; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1BETA; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MICRORNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN P53; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 2;

CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; LONG NON-CODING RNA; MICRORNA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MICRORNAS; RNA, LONG NONCODING;

EID: 84886400950     PISSN: 16720229     EISSN: 22103244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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