Repetitive elements regulate circular RNA biogenesis

Mobile Genetic Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Wilusz, Jeremy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAR; Alu; Backsplicing; Base pairing; CircRNA; Circular RNA; LINE1; Noncoding RNA; Pre mRNA splicing; Retrotransposition

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR RNA; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOGENESIS; CODON; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PLASMID; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETROPOSON; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 85034111397     PISSN: 21592543     EISSN: 2159256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159256X.2015.1045682     Document Type: Article

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