Primary microRNA processing is functionally coupled to RNAP II transcription in vitro

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yin, Shanye ^a   Yu, Yong ^a   Reed, Robin ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA PRECURSOR;

CONFORMATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RNA PROCESSING;

HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84936862346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11992     Document Type: Article

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