Functional analysis of microRNA and transcription factor synergistic regulatory network based on identifying regulatory motifs in non-small cell lung cancer

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Kening ^a   Li, Zihui ^a   Zhao, Ning ^a   Xu, Yaoqun ^b   Liu, Yongjing ^a   Zhou, Yuanshuai ^a   Shang, Desi ^a   Qiu, Fujun ^a   Zhang, Rui ^a   Chang, Zhiqiang ^a   Xu, Yan ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; MicroRNA; miR 17 family; Motif; Non small cell lung cancer; Regulatory network; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICRORNAS; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84887393806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-7-122     Document Type: Article

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