Telomerase reverse transcriptase regulates microRNAs

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1192-1208

  Lassmann, Timo ^a   Maida, Yoshiko ^b   Tomaru, Yasuhiro ^a   Yasukawa, Mami ^b   Ando, Yoshinari ^a   Kojima, Miki ^a   Kasim, Vivi ^b   Simon, Christophe ^a   Daub, Carsten O ^a   Carninci, Piero ^a   Hayashizaki, Yoshihide ^a   Masutomi, Kenkichi ^b,c  

^a RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; MicroRNA; RNA dependent RNA polymerase; Telomerase reverse transcriptase

Indexed keywords

BRG1 PROTEIN; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 103 1; MICRORNA 122; MICRORNA 148B; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 15A; MICRORNA 16; MICRORNA 17; MICRORNA 18; MICRORNA 183; MICRORNA 18A; MICRORNA 19; MICRORNA 20; MICRORNA 20A; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 221; MICRORNA 222; MICRORNA 23A; MICRORNA 24; MICRORNA 27A; MICRORNA 30A; MICRORNA 30C; MICRORNA 30D; MICRORNA 30E; MICRORNA 92; NUCLEOSTEMIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; DICER1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DNA HELICASE; GNL3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE III; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMARCA4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; DNA HELICASES; DOWN-REGULATION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84920518003     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16011192     Document Type: Article

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