An interactive network of long non-coding RNAs facilitates the Drosophila sex determination decision

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1839, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 773-784

  Mulvey, Brett B ^a   Olcese, Ursula ^a   Cabrera, Janel R ^a   Horabin, Jamila I ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; LncRNA; Sex determination; Sex lethal; Transcription

Indexed keywords

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA; LNCRNA; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX-LETHAL; TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, LONG NONCODING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

EID: 84904117552     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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