Small RNAs break out: The molecular cell biology of mobile small RNAs

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 525-535

  Sarkies, Peter ^a   Miska, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOLOGY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM LINE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; PLANTS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84904868326     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3840     Document Type: Review

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