MicroRNA mechanisms of action: What have we learned from mice?

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue NOV, 2015, Pages

  Jin, Hyun Yong ^a   Xiao, Changchun ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

MicroRNA mechanism of action; MiR 430; MiRNA mutant mice; MRNA degradation; Transient transfection of miRNA mimics; Translation regulation

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PROTEOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RNA DEGRADATION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84954131808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00328     Document Type: Note

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