Indirect role of microRNAs and transcription factors in the regulation of important cancer genes: A network biology approach

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 100-107

  Ahmadi, M ^a   Jafari, R ^b   Marashi, Sayed Amir ^a   Farazmand, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Network biology; Regulation by miRNA; Regulation by transcription factors

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE TARGETING; METABOLISM; MUTATION RATE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GENE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; NEOPLASM; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84962168850     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2015.61.6.13     Document Type: Article

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