tRNA-derived short non-coding RNA as interacting partners of argonaute proteins

Gene Regulation and Systems Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-33

  Shigematsu, Megumi ^a   Kirino, Yohei ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AGO protein; Argonaute family protein; MicroRNA; Transfer RNA; tRNA fragment

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE 1 PROTEIN; ARGONAUTE 2 PROTEIN; ARGONAUTE 3 PROTEIN; ARGONAUTE 4 PROTEIN; ARGONAUTE PROTEIN; MICRORNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RPA1 GENE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 84941360926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11776250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/GRSB.S29411     Document Type: Article

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