Trna-derived fragments (Trfs): Emerging new roles for an ancient RNA in the regulation of gene expression

Life

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1638-1651

  Keam, Simon P ^a   Hutvagner, Gyorgy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Small RNA; tRF; tRNA; tRNA derived fragments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949758302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life5041638     Document Type: Review

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