Transcription factor and microRNA co-regulatory loops: Important regulatory motifs in biological processes and diseases

Briefings in Bioinformatics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-58

  Zhang, Hong Mei ^a   Kuang, Shuzhen ^b   Xiong, Xushen ^a   Gao, Tianliuyun ^a   Liu, Chenglin ^a   Guo, An Yuan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Dr An Yuan Guo's group   (China)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; FBLs; FFLs; Target prediction; TF miRNA co regulatory network

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84898484796     PISSN: 14675463     EISSN: 14774054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbt085     Document Type: Article

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