Regulation of spermatogenesis by small non-coding RNAs: Role of the germ granule

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-92

  de Mateo, Sara ^a   Sassone Corsi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Germ cells; Germ granules; MiRNAs; PiRNAs; Post transcriptional regulation; RBP, RNA binding proteins; SncRNAs; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN REGULATION; GAMETE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TRANSPOSON; ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATID;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICRORNAS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84901643144     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.04.021     Document Type: Review

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