Unexpected functions of lncRNAs in gene regulation

Communicative and Integrative Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Siwen ^a   Tran, Elizabeth J ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genetics; Helicase; Kinetics; Long non coding RNAs; S. cerevisiae; Transcription; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894045085     PISSN: 19420889     EISSN: 19420889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cib.27610     Document Type: Short Survey

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