A particular set of small non-coding RNAs is bound to the distinctive Argonaute protein of Trypanosoma cruzi: Insights from RNA-interference deficient organisms

Gene

Volumn 538, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 379-384

  Garcia Silva, Maria Rosa ^a   Sanguinetti, Julia ^a   Cabrera Cabrera, Florencia ^a   Franzén, Oscar ^b   Cayota, Alfonso ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Argonaute proteins; RRNAs; Small non coding RNAs; TRNA derived fragments; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; RRNAS; SMALL NON-CODING RNAS; TRNA-DERIVED FRAGMENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; RNA, TRANSFER; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84893915361     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.01.023     Document Type: Article

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