RNA and Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wu, Jane Y. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 158
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Human genetics.; Oncology.; Medical biochemistry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cancer Research.; Human Genetics.; Medical Biochemistry.

In the last decade, it has become increasingly clear that RNA is not simply a messenger molecule directing protein synthesis. Rather, it has multiple, versatile functional roles in cells, especially in mammalian gene regulation, and thereby influences almost every aspect of cellular life. This book...