RNAi pathways in Mucor: A tale of proteins, small RNAs and functional diversity

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-52

  Torres Martínez, Santiago ^a   Ruiz Vázquez, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dicer dependent pathway; Dicer independent pathway; Endogenous small RNAs; Gene regulation; MRNA degradation; Mucor; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DICER; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; R3B2 PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE III; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL CYTOPLASMIC RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUCOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MUCOR; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL CYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 84962290662     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.11.006     Document Type: Article

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