Alternative polyadenylation (
Alternative polyadenylation (APA) regulates diverse developmental and physiological processes through its effects on gene expression, mRNA stability, translatability, and transport.
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10458080
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Plant Journal
- Volume:
- 102
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0960-7412
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 916-930
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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