Macros in microRNA target identification: A comparative analysis of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches to microRNA target identification

RNA Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 324-333

  Tarang, Shikha ^a   Weston, Michael D ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base pairing; Computational approaches; Genetic studies; In vitro; In vivo; MicroRNAs; Post transcriptional; Target recognition

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MESSENGER RNA;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERACTIONS WITH RNA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSLATION; THERMODYNAMICS; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84901424245     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.28649     Document Type: Review

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