Mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs: are the answers in sight?
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Filipowicz, W., Bhattacharyya, S. N., & Sonenberg, N. (2008). Mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs: are the answers in sight? Nature Reviews Genetics, 9(2), 102–114.

Authors 3
  1. Witold Filipowicz (first)
  2. Suvendra N. Bhattacharyya (additional)
  3. Nahum Sonenberg (additional)
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@article{Filipowicz_2008, title={Mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs: are the answers in sight?}, volume={9}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2290}, DOI={10.1038/nrg2290}, number={2}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Filipowicz, Witold and Bhattacharyya, Suvendra N. and Sonenberg, Nahum}, year={2008}, month=feb, pages={102–114} }