Identification and Characterization of FGF2-Dependent mRNA: microRNA Networks During Lens Fiber Cell Differentiation

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2239-2255

  Wolf, Louise ^a   Gao, Chun S ^b   Gueta, Karen ^c   Xie, Qing ^a   Chevallier, Tiphaine ^a,f   Podduturi, Nikhil R ^d,g   Sun, Jian ^a   Conte, Ivan ^e   Zelenka, Peggy S ^b   Ashery Padan, Ruth ^c   Zavadil, Jiri ^d,h   Cvekl, Ales ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND MEDICINE TIGEM   (Italy)

^f INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

c Maf; Dicer1; Differentiation; FGF2; Lens; microRNAs; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ASH11 PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CNOT6 PROTEIN; CPSF6 PROTEIN; DICER1 PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GAMMA CRYSTALLIN; KDM5B PROTEIN; MED1 PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 100; MICRORNA 125B; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 200C; MICRORNA 29A; MICRORNA 301A; MICRORNA 31; MICRORNA 375; MICRORNA 9; MYC PROTEIN; TNRC6B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR C MAF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETS 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFIB; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LENS FIBER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

C-MAF; DICER1; DIFFERENTIATION; FGF2; LENS; MICRORNAS; SIGNALING;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICRORNAS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84890831026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.008698     Document Type: Article

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