PTRE-seq reveals mechanism and interactions of RNA binding proteins and miRNAs

Kyle A Cottrell1, Hemangi G Chaudhari2,3, Barak A Cohen2,3

  • 1Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.

Nature Communications
|January 21, 2018
PubMed

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